Authorship
Pronunciation : Au"thor*ship
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The quality or state of being an author; function or dignity of an author.
2. Source; origin; origination; as, the authorship of a book or review, or of an act, or state of affairs.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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