Authorship
['ɔːθəʃɪp] or ['ɔθɚ'ʃɪp]
Definition
(noun.) the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; 'the authorship of the theory is disputed'.
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Definition
(n.) The quality or state of being an author; function or dignity of an author.
(n.) Source; origin; origination; as, the authorship of a book or review, or of an act, or state of affairs.
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Examples
- Frederick carried culture to the pitch of authorship, and corresponded with and entertained Voltaire, to their mutual exasperation. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- As my authorship increased, I acquired new sympathies and pleasures. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I have taken with fear and trembling to authorship. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
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