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Meaning of 'authorship' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Authorship [ n.]
- The quality or state of being an author; function or dignity of an author.
- Source; origin; origination; as, the authorship of a book or review, or of an act, or state of affairs.

Meaning of 'authorship' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . authorship [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of creating written works
Example in sentence:
  • it was a matter of disputed authorship;
  • writing was a form of therapy for him
Meaning (2):
- the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing
Example in sentence:
  • the authorship of the theory is disputed

Nearby Words:

autarchy authentic authentical authentically authenticalness authenticate authenticated authenticating authenticity authenticly

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