authentic fact
1authentic — [ô then′tik] adj. [ME autentike < OFr autentique < LL authenticus < Gr authentikos, genuine < authentēs, one who does things himself < autos, self + hentēs < IE base * sen , to prepare, achieve] 1. that can be believed or… …
2Authentic — Au*then tic, a. [OE. autentik, OF. autentique, F. authentique, L. authenticus coming from the real author, of original or firsthand authority, from Gr. ?, fr. ? suicide, a perpetrator or real author of any act, an absolute master; a yto s self +… …
3Authentic assessment — is an umbrella concept that refers to the measurement of intellectual accomplishments that are worthwhile, significant, and meaningful, [Wehlage, Newmann, Secada, 1996, p. 23] as compared to multiple choice standardized tests. [… …
4authentic — authentic, genuine, veritable, bona fide denote being exactly what the thing in question is said to be or professes to be. The prevailing sense of authentic is authoritative or trustworthy with the implication of actuality or accordance with fact …
5authentic — I adjective accordant with the facts, according to the facts, accredited, accurate, actual, as represented, attested, authoritative, bona fide, certus, credible, demonstrated, dependable, documented, entitled to acceptance and belief, factual,… …
6authentic — adjective Etymology: Middle English autentik, from Anglo French, from Late Latin authenticus, from Greek authentikos, from authentēs perpetrator, master, from aut + hentēs (akin to Greek anyein to accomplish, Sanskrit sanoti he gains) Date: 14th… …
7authentic — au|then|tic [ ɔ θentık ] adjective * 1. ) real, not false or copied: GENUINE: The letter is certainly authentic. a ) used for describing things that are copied but are very similar to the original ones 2. ) accurate or based in fact: an authentic …
8authentic */ — UK [ɔːˈθentɪk] / US [ɔˈθentɪk] adjective 1) real, not false or copied The letter is certainly authentic. 2) accurate or based in fact an authentic insight into working class boyhood 3) traditional or original, or very similar to this authentic… …
9authentic — a. 1. Genuine, real, true, veritable, pure, uncorrupted, unadulterated, not false, not spurious, not fictitious, not apocryphal, what it purports to be. 2. Trustworthy, reliable, authoritative, veritable, true, accurate, according to the facts,… …
10founded on fact — index authentic, documentary, true (authentic) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
