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au·then·tic
adj \?-?then-tik, o?-\
Definition of AUTHENTIC
1
obsolete: authoritative
2
a: worthy of acceptance or belief as conforming to or based on fact <paints an authentic picture of our society> b: conforming to an original so as to reproduce essential features <an authentic reproduction of a colonial farmhouse> c: made or done the same way as an original <authentic Mexican fare>
3
: not false or imitation : real, actual <an authentic cockney accent>
4
aof a church mode: ranging upward from the keynote— compare plagal 1 bof a cadence: progressing from the dominant chord to the tonic— compare plagal 2
5
: true to one's own personality, spirit, or character
— au·then·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(?-)l?\adverb
— au·then·tic·i·ty \?o?-?then-?ti-s?-t?, -th?n-\noun
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