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authorial

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɔːɹiəl

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, coming from, or typical of an author (especially of books)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: autorial, auctorial

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or by or typical of an author

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • authorial comments
  • auctorial flights of imagination

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: auctorial

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English author Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English authorial From author + -ial.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: а́вторски (ávtorski) — Translations
  • French: autorial — Translations
  • Hungarian: szerzői — Translations
  • Italian: autorale — Translations
  • Lithuanian: autori̇̀nis — Translations
  • Macedonian: авторски (avtorski) — Translations
  • Macedonian: авторов (avtorov) — Translations
  • Polish: autorski — Translations
  • Polish: autorczy — Translations
  • Portuguese: autoral — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: а̀уторскӣ — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: àutorskī — Translations
  • Spanish: autoral — Translations
  • Ukrainian: а́вторський (ávtorsʹkyj) — Translations