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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the writer of a book, play, story, or the like.
Praised for her writing in her youth, she hoped to become an author of detective novels one day.The author was disappointed that his play received mixed reviews.- synonyms:
- writer
- similar words:
- chronicler, composer, dramatist, essayist, hack, journalist, littérateur, man of letters, novelist, penman, playwright, poet, scribbler, storyteller, wordsmith
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| definition 2: |
the creator of a plan or work.
The author of this grand scheme to build a canal was the duke himself.The police are still seeking the author of the assassination attempt on the governor.- synonyms:
- creator, originator
- similar words:
- architect, artist, inventor, maker
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father |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
authors, authoring, authored |
| definition: |
to be the author of; create; make.
John Adams, the second President of the United States, authored the Massachusetts Constitution.The Nazis authored a plan to eliminate the Jewish population of Europe.- synonyms:
- create, produce
- similar words:
- compose, contribute, make, originate, write
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| related words: |
cause, pen |
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| derivation: |
authorial (adj.) |
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