authorship
pronunciation
How to pronounce authorship in British English:
UK [ˈɔ:θəʃɪp]
How to pronounce authorship in American English:
US [ˈɔθərʃɪp]
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- Noun:
- the act of creating written works
- the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing
Word Origin
- authorship (n.)
- c. 1500, "the function of being a writer," from author (n.) + -ship. Meaning "literary origin" is attested from 1825.
Example
- 1. Design points to the use of authorship .
- 2. First and foremost is the problem of authorship .
- 3. His second-hand ideas of authorship were wrong , for here was the proof of it .
- 4. Article 20 the term of protection of the rights of authorship , alteration , and integrity of an author shall be unlimited .
- 5. Apparently , there is some dispute about the authorship of the story .