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au·then·tic

adj \?-?then-tik, o?-\

Definition of AUTHENTIC

1

obsolete: authoritative

2

a: worthy of acceptance or belief as conforming to or based on fact <paints an authentic picture of our society> b: conforming to an original so as to reproduce essential features <an authentic reproduction of a colonial farmhouse> c: made or done the same way as an original <authentic Mexican fare>

3

: not false or imitation : real, actual <an authentic cockney accent>

4

aof a church mode: ranging upward from the keynote— compare plagal 1 bof a cadence: progressing from the dominant chord to the tonic— compare plagal 2

5

: true to one's own personality, spirit, or character

— au·then·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(?-)l?\adverb

— au·then·tic·i·ty \?o?-?then-?ti-s?-t?, -th?n-\noun

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/authentic

the real thing.

Not a fake...........