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   Au·then·tic

   /ôˈTHen(t)ik/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of undisputed origin; genuine: "the letter is now accepted as an authentic document" Similar genuineoriginalrealactualbona fidetrueveritablesterlingattestedundisputedrightfullegitimatelawfullegalvalidechtinformal:the real McCoythe genuine articlethe real thingyour actualkosherhonest-to-goodnesspukkadinkumrare:simon-pureOpposite fakespurious
   • ▪ made or done in the traditional or original way, or in a way that faithfully resembles an original: "the restaurant serves authentic Italian meals"
   • ▪ based on facts; accurate or reliable: "an authentic depiction of the situation" Similar reliabledependabletrustworthyauthoritativehonestfaithfulaccurateexactfactualtruetruthfulveracioustrue to lifeinformal:straight from the horse's mouthrare:veridicalOpposite unreliableinaccurate
   • ▪ (in existentialist philosophy) relating to or denoting an emotionally appropriate, significant, purposive, and responsible mode of human life.
   • 2. (of a church mode) comprising the notes lying between the principal note or final and the note an octave higher.

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin authenticus, from Greek authentikos ‘principal, genuine’.

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