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English to English adjective
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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: webster1913 adjective satellite
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conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief | | Example: an authentic account by an eyewitness
reliable information
source: wordnet30
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not counterfeit or copied | | Example: an authentic signature
a bona fide manuscript
an unquestionable antique
photographs taken in a veritable bull ring
source: wordnet30 noun
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An original (book or document). | | source: webster1913
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