Thesaurus: authentic

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1. 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.
2. n. Authoritative.
3. n. Of approved authority; true; trustworthy; credible; as, an authentic writer; an authentic portrait; authentic information.
4. n. Vested with all due formalities, and legally attested.
5. 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.
6. n. An original (book or document).
7. adj. conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief
8. adj. not counterfeit or copied
9. j:100 s. conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief s. not counterfeit or copied