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author

9 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) author (noun)
  2. 2) author (verb)
  3. author catalog (noun)
  4. author entry (noun)
  5. author number (noun)
  6. author's alteration (noun)
  7. author's correction (noun)
  8. author's edition (noun)
  9. joint author (noun)

1au·thor

noun \ˈȯ-thər\

Definition of AUTHOR

1
a : one that originates or creates : source <software authors> <film authors> <the author of this crime> b capitalized : god 1
2
: the writer of a literary work (as a book)
— au·tho·ri·al \ȯ-ˈthȯr-ē-əl\ adjective
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Examples of AUTHOR

  1. The author of the article didn't check his facts.
  2. I enjoyed the book, but I can't remember the name of the author.
  3. She is the author of a plan for reforming the school system.

Origin of AUTHOR

Middle English auctour, from Anglo-French auctor, autor, from Latin auctor promoter, originator, author, from augēre to increase — more at eke
First Known Use: 14th century

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