Word
Authentic
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
au-then-tic
Definition
- n. - 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.
- n. - Authoritative.
- n. - Of approved authority; true; trustworthy; credible; as,
an authentic writer; an authentic portrait; authentic information.
- n. - Vested with all due formalities, and legally attested.
- n. - 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.
- n. - An original (book or document).
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