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Seal Of Approval

Definition: Seal Of Approval

Seal Of Approval

Noun

1. An indication of approved or superior status.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

 

Synonyms: Seal Of Approval

Synonyms: cachet (n), seal (n). (additional references)

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Modern Usage: Seal Of Approval

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Two hundred: Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. Two ten: U.S. Government certified. (The French Connection; writing credit: Ernest Tidyman)

It's been given the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. (The Odd Couple; writing credit: Neil Simon)

Movie/TV Titles

Seal of Approval (1997)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Seal Of Approval

DomainTitle

Books

  • The Little Mermaid: In Seal of Approval (Disney's Enchanting Stories) (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Seal Of Approval

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

The Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre (based in a town called Thatcham and simply referred to as Thatcham) tests security products and issues a list of items which have obtained its seal of approval. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expression: Seal Of Approval

Expression using "seal of approval": put one's seal of approval on smth.. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Seal Of Approval

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

seal of approval

17
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Seal Of Approval

Language Translations for "seal of approval"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Czech

  

nìco schválit (put one's seal of approval on smth.). (various references)

   

Danish

  

kvalitetsstempel (brand, certification mark, quality label), kvalitetsmærke (brand, certification mark, quality label), godkendelse (acceptance, approval, authorisation, official approval, qualification, recognition, to approve). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

vergunning tot drukken (approval, authorisation), kwaliteitsmerkteken (brand, certification mark, quality label), kwaliteitsmerk (brand, certification mark, quality label), goedkeuring (acceptance, acclaim, approval, authorisation, official approval). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

laatumerkki (brand, certification mark, quality label). (various references)

   

French

  

label de qualité, approbation (security clearance). (various references)

   

German

  

Genehmigungs Vermerk (approval, authorisation), Genehmigung (acceptance, accreditation, agreement, approbation, approval, assent, authorisation, authorization, consent, exemption certificate, franchise, granting, licence, license, licensing, pass, permission, permit, prior agreement, sanction, sanctioning), Gütezeichen (brand, cachet, certification mark, label, quality label), Gütesiegel (brand, cachet, certification mark, quality label). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

που έχει εγκριθεί επισήμως, επίσημη έγκριση (imprimatur). (various references)

   

Italian

  

visto (approval, authorisation, check, looked, seen, signature, viewed, visa), marchio di qualit (brand, certification mark, eco-label, environment-friendly label, quality label), licenza (approval, authorisation, authorization, charter, furlough, leave, licence, license, patent, permission, permit, school leaving certificate, school-leaving examination), approvazione (acceptance, acceptation, acclaim, accolade, approbation, approval, assent, authorisation, countenance, endorsement, imprimatur, indorsation, indorsement, licensing, official approval). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

検印 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

け"い" (drag, hauling, pull, tow). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ealsay ofay approvalay

   

Portuguese

  

selo de qualidade (brand, certification mark, quality label), aprovação (acceptance, acclaim, adhesion, approbation, approval, assent, authorisation, countenance, imprimatur, licensing, lightship, official approval, sanction). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

signo de calidad (brand, certification mark, quality label), sello de calidad (brand, certification mark, hallmark, quality label), aprobación (acceptance, adoption, applause, appointment, approbation, approval, assentation, authorisation, consent, encouragement, endorsement, Favor, favour, indorsation, indorsement, licensing, official approval, passage, sanction, say so, suffrage). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

kvalitetsstämpel (brand, certification mark, quality label), kvalitetsmärke (brand, certification mark, quality label). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Seal Of Approval

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-a-e-f-l-l-o-o-p-p-r-s-v"

-5 letters: alveolars, appellors, approvals, flopovers.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Seal Of Approval


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

53 65 61 6C      4F 66      41 70 70 72 6F 76 61 6C

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010011 01100101 01100001 01101100 00100000 01001111 01100110 00100000 01000001 01110000 01110000 01110010 01101111 01110110 01100001 01101100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#101 &#97 &#108 &#32 &#79 &#102 &#32 &#65 &#112 &#112 &#114 &#111 &#118 &#97 &#108

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 0065 0061 006C      004F 0066      0041 0070 0070 0072 006F 0076 0061 006C

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

537167782497223582828481886778

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Non-fiction
6. Expressions
7. Expressions: Internet
8. Translations: Modern
9. Anagrams
10. Orthography
11. Bibliography


  

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