| Definitions of 'authentic' |
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1. (adj) authentic, reliable
conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief
"an authentic account by an eyewitness"; "reliable information"
2. (adj) authentic, bona fide, unquestionable, veritable
not counterfeit or copied
"an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring"
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| Definitions of 'authentic' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (noun) authentic
having a genuine original or authority, in opposition to that which is false, fictitious, counterfeit, or apocryphal; being what it purports to be; genuine; not of doubtful origin; real; as, an authentic paper or register
2. (noun) authentic
authoritative
3. (noun) authentic
of approved authority; true; trustworthy; credible; as, an authentic writer; an authentic portrait; authentic information
4. (noun) authentic
vested with all due formalities, and legally attested
5. (noun) authentic
having as immediate relation to the tonic, in distinction from plagal, which has a correspondent relation to the dominant in the octave below the tonic
6. (noun) authentic
an original (book or document)
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