authentic.
Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
Meaning & usage
Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
The experts confirmed it was an authentic signature.
Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.
an authentic writer; an authentic portrait; authentic information
The report was completely authentic.
Designating a mode having the final as the lowest note.
Designating a cadence in which the dominant chord precedes the tonic.
Authoritative.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English authentik, from Old French autentique, from Latin authenticus, from Ancient Greek αὐθεντικός (authentikós, “authentic, genuine”), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs, “perpetrator, murderer, absolute ruler”). Doublet of effendi.
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