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author + -ship

Pronunciation

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Singular
authorship

Plural
authorships

  1. (uncountable) Authorship is the act or process of writing or creating something, especially a book or document.
    He dreamed of achieving authorship of a best-selling novel.
  2. (uncountable) Authorship refers to the identity of the person who created something.
    The question of authorship of the famous poem remains unanswered.
  3. (uncountable) Authorship is the origin of something, referring to its creator.
    The scientist's authorship of the theory was widely recognized.
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