Billigung

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German

Etymology

billigen +‎ -ung

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪlɪɡʊŋ/
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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.

Declension

Further reading

  • Billigung” in Duden online
  • Billigung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache