Definition of Authentic

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Authentic

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.

Authoritative.

Of approved authority; true; trustworthy; credible; as, an authentic writer; an authentic portrait; authentic information.

Vested with all due formalities, and legally attested.

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.

An original (book or document).

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Authentic Quotations

I mean, whatever kills you kills you, and your death is authentic no matter how you die.
Jerry Garcia

Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future.
Albert Camus

You reach deep down and bring up what feels absolutely authentic to you as you move along with the book, but you don't know everything about it. You can't.
Anne Rice

An authentic life is the most personal form of worship. Everyday life has become my prayer.
Sarah Ban Breathnach

The authentic self is the soul made visible.
Sarah Ban Breathnach

Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.
Rebecca West

Because we're actors we can pretend and fake it, but I'd rather the intimate investment was authentic.
Keanu Reeves

It makes it fun. When an actor plays a character, you want what that character wants. Otherwise it doesn't look authentic. So I really want to defeat Jimmy - I mean Jimmy as the character.
Alan Alda

When I am finishing a picture, I hold some God-made object up to it - a rock, a flower, the branch of a tree or my hand - as a final test. If the painting stands up beside a thing man cannot make, the painting is authentic. If there's a clash between the two, it's bad art.
Marc Chagall

In a secular age, an authentic miracle must purport to be a hoax, in order to gain credit in the world.
Angela Carter

Authentic Translations

authentic in Dutch is echt, authentiek, waar, onvervalst
authentic in French is authentique
authentic in Norwegian is autentisk, ekte

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