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authenticity

/ˌɔːθənˈtɪsɪti/aw-thuhn-TIH-sih-tee
/ˌɔθənˈtɪsɪti/aw-thuhn-TIH-sih-tee

Meaningbeing genuine

Common meaning: the quality of being real and not faked

Journey through time

  1. Latinauthenticussource
  2. Old Frenchautentiquesource
  3. Englishauthentic‘genuine’
  4. Englishformed in English from authenticauthenticity‘the quality of being real and not faked’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from authentic + -ity.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), AUTHENTIC, p.43 · scan

Source words

  • authenticus Latin · source word “self-made, genuine at source”

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