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author

[ aw-ther ]

noun

  1. a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
  2. the literary production or productions of a writer:

    to find a passage in an author.

  3. the maker of anything; creator; originator:

    the author of a new tax plan.

  4. Computers. the writer of a software program, especially a hypertext or multimedia application.


verb (used with object)

  1. to write; be the author of:

    He authored a history of the Civil War.

  2. to originate; create a design for:

    She authored a new system for teaching chemistry.

author

/ 蓴藧藞胃蓴藧r瑟蓹l; 藞蓴藧胃蓹 /

noun

  1. a person who composes a book, article, or other written work auctorial
  2. a person who writes books as a profession; writer
  3. the writings of such a person

    reviewing a postwar author

  4. an originator or creator

    the author of this plan

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to write or originate
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • authorial, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补耻路迟丑辞路谤颈路补濒 [aw-, thawr, -ee-, uh, l, aw-, thohr, -], adjective
  • 补耻顎僼丑辞谤路濒别蝉蝉 adjective
  • 尘耻濒顎卼颈路补耻顎僼丑辞谤别诲 adjective
  • 辫谤辞路补耻顎僼丑辞谤 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of author1

First recorded in 1250鈥1300; Middle English auct(h)or, from Latin auctor 鈥渇ounder, originator, writer,鈥 equivalent to 补耻驳(脓谤别) 鈥渢o increase鈥 ( augment ) + -tor -tor; replacing Middle English auto(u)r, from Anglo-French; Old French autor, from Latin, as above
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of author1

C14: from Old French autor, from Latin auctor author, from 补耻驳脓谤别 to increase
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Ms Maehashi is the author of two cookbooks and her website, which she started in 2014, attracts a monthly readership of 45 million page views.

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Paramount鈥檚 board during an April 18 meeting agreed on parameters for a possible settlement with Trump, according to two people familiar with the discussions who were not authorized to comment.

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Wylie鈥榮 exit was 鈥渟trictly a football decision,鈥 according to a person familiar with the situation not authorized to speak publicly.

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They had already onboarded all of their authors 鈥 which included federal government employees and researchers from academia and nonprofits 鈥 and submitted a preliminary draft for review.

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And they said, 鈥淲ell, you can say author.鈥

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