Billigung

German

Etymology

billigen + -ung

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪlɪɡʊŋ/

Noun

Billigung f (genitive Billigung, no plural)

  1. approval, acceptance
    • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Aus dem Lande der Ostseeritter, in Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun., page 83:
      Für alles hatte Tante Sonja ein kritisches Naserümpfen, nur Dorothee schien ihre volle Billigung zu finden.
      For everything Aunt Sonja had a critical look down her nose, only Dorothee seemed to find her full approval.

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