authentic

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. Source: opted

2. n. Authoritative. Source: opted

3. n. Of approved authority; true; trustworthy; credible; as, an authentic writer; an authentic portrait; authentic information. Source: opted

4. n. Vested with all due formalities, and legally attested. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

6. n. An original (book or document). Source: opted

7. adj. conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief Source: wordnet

8. adj. not counterfeit or copied Source: wordnet

9. j:100 s. conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief s. not counterfeit or copied Source: ecdict

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