English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Authentic
(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.
Authentic
(n.)
Authoritative.
Authentic
(n.)
Of approved authority; true; trustworthy; credible; as,
an authentic writer; an authentic portrait; authentic information.
Authentic
(n.)
Vested with all due formalities, and legally attested.
Authentic
(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.
Authentic
(n.)
An original (book or document).