| auteur |
a director whose films display a distinctive personal style. [2 definitions] |
| auteurism |
a type of film criticism in which the works of a given director, regarded as the primary creator of a film, are examined to reveal nuances of personal style. |
| authentic |
real, genuine, or valid. [2 definitions] |
| authenticate |
to prove the genuineness, reality, or validity of. |
| authenticity |
the quality or condition of being authentic. |
| author |
the writer of a book, play, story, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| authoritarian |
of, pertaining to, or advocating complete obedience or subjection to authority, esp. political authority, without concern for individual rights. [3 definitions] |
| authoritative |
having or displaying authority. [2 definitions] |
| authorities |
(used with "the") the police or other people in government. |
| authority |
the right, power, or ability to give orders, make decisions, or demand or compel obedience. [5 definitions] |
| authorization |
power or permission issued by an authority. [2 definitions] |
| authorize |
to give authority for or to; grant power to. [2 definitions] |
| authorized |
endowed with official permission or authority; given legal approval. |
| Authorized Version |
the English translation of the Bible authorized by King James I and published in England in 1611; King James Bible. |
| authorship |
the occupation or practice of writing. [2 definitions] |
| autism |
a developmental disorder usually becoming detectable in very early childhood that is characterized especially by atypical acquisition or use of language as well as atypical patterns of social interaction. |
| autism spectrum disorder |
any of a group of developmental disorders, including autism and Asperger's syndrome, marked by repetitive behavior and problems with communication and social interaction. |
| autistic |
having the developmental disorder of autism. [2 definitions] |
| autistic savant |
an autistic person who has an extraordinary gift or ability, as in mathematics, music, or art. |
| auto |
shortened form of "automobile." |
| auto- |
self; same. |