author
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| simply | terrible | Tom | #858: author | authority | pleasant | forget |
[ Etymology
From Anglo-Norman autour, from Old French autor, from Latin auctor, from augere “to increase”, “to originate”
[ Pronunciation
[ Noun
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author (plural authors)
- The originator or creator of a work, especially a literary composition; a writer.
- Source of information.
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[ Translations
originator or creator of a work
source of information
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[ Verb
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to author (third-person singular simple present authors, present participle authoring, simple past and past participle authored)
- (mainly US) To create a work by its author.
[ Translations
To create a work by its author
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