im·pri·ma·tur /ˌɪmprɪˈmɑtər, -ˈmeɪ-, -praɪ-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[im-pri-mah-ter, -mey-, -prahy-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun

1.	an official license to print or publish a book, pamphlet, etc., esp. a license issued by a censor of the Roman Catholic Church. Compare nihil obstat.

2.	sanction or approval; support: Our plan has the company president's imprimatur.

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[Origin: 1630–40; <>impress¹]

re·cru·des·cence /ˌrikruˈdɛsəns/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ree-kroo-des-uhns] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun

breaking out afresh or into renewed activity; revival or reappearance in active existence.

Also, re·cru·des·cen·cy.

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[Origin: 1715–25; <>recrūdésc(ere) to recrudesce + -ence]

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re·cru·des·cent, adjective