ALL meanings of authentic
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A a - adjective authentic An authentic person, object, or emotion is genuine. 3
- adjective authentic If you describe something as authentic, you mean that it is such a good imitation that it is almost the same as or as good as the original. 3
- adjective authentic An authentic piece of information or account of something is reliable and accurate. 3
- adjective authentic of undisputed origin or authorship; genuine 3
- adjective authentic accurate in representation of the facts; trustworthy; reliable 3
- adjective authentic (of a deed or other document) duly executed, any necessary legal formalities having been complied with 3
- adjective authentic using period instruments and historically researched scores and playing techniques in an attempt to perform a piece as it would have been played at the time it was written 3
- adjective authentic (in combination) 3
- adjective authentic (of a mode as used in Gregorian chant) commencing on the final and ending an octave higher 3
- adjective authentic (of a cadence) progressing from a dominant to a tonic chord 3
- adjective authentic that can be believed or accepted; trustworthy; reliable 3
- adjective authentic that is in fact as represented; genuine; real 3
- adjective authentic legally attested or executed, as a deed, affidavit, etc. 3
- adjective authentic true to its type; conforming to an original in style, methods, etc. 3
- abbreviation AUTHENTIC authoritative 3
- noun authentic Of undisputed origin; genuine. 1
- adjective authentic not false or copied; genuine; real: an authentic antique. 1
- adjective authentic having an origin supported by unquestionable evidence; authenticated; verified: an authentic document of the Middle Ages; an authentic work of the old master. 1
- adjective authentic representing one’s true nature or beliefs; true to oneself or to the person identified: a story told in the authentic voice of a Midwestern farmer; a senator’s speech that sounded authentic. 1
- adjective authentic entitled to acceptance or belief because of agreement with known facts or experience; reliable; trustworthy: an authentic report on poverty in Africa. 1
- adjective authentic Law. executed with all due formalities: an authentic deed. 1
- adjective authentic Music. (of a church mode) having a range extending from the final to the octave above. Compare plagal. (of a cadence) consisting of a dominant harmony followed by a tonic. 1
- adjective authentic Obsolete. authoritative. 1
- adjective authentic Of the same origin as claimed; genuine. 0
- adjective authentic Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief. 0
- adjective authentic (music, of a Gregorian mode) Having the final as the lowest note of the mode. 0