Spell Check of authentic

Definition of authentic:

1) conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief; " an authentic account by an eyewitness"; " reliable information"

2) not counterfeit or copied; " an authentic signature"; " a bona fide manuscript"; " an unquestionable antique"; " photographs taken in a veritable bull ring"

3) Having a genuine original or authority, in opposition to that which is false, fictitious, counterfeit, or apocryphal; being what it purports to be; genuine; not of doubtful origin; real; as, an authentic paper or register.

4) Authoritative.

5) Of approved authority; true; trustworthy; credible; as, an authentic writer; an authentic portrait; authentic information.

6) Vested with all due formalities, and legally attested.

7) Having as immediate relation to the tonic, in distinction from plagal, which has a correspondent relation to the dominant in the octave below the tonic.

8) An original ( book or document).

Common misspellings:

• authenic (26%)
• athentic (11%)
• authetic (10%)
• authintic (8%)
• aunthentic (6%)
• autentic (5%)
• authencity (3%)
• authentice (2%)
• authenitc (2%)
• authantic (2%)

Examples of usage:

1) That is authentic which is true to the facts; that is genuine which is true to its own claims; as, authentic history; genuine money.

2) It is indeed, the most interesting, authentic and reliable contribution to our war literature yet seen.

3) The latter statement was not questioned, but it was said that there were no authentic returns at the date of the Union, and consequently, that it was impossible to say precisely.