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Etymology
From Medieval Latin authenticus, from Ancient Greek αὐθεντικός (authentikós, “original, genuine, principal”), from αὐθέντης (authéntēs, “one acting by his own authority, perpetrator, ruler”), from αὐτός (autós, “self”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: au‧tên‧ti‧co
Adjective
autêntico (feminine autêntica, masculine plural autênticos, feminine plural autênticas)
- authentic; legitimate; genuine
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:autêntico
- Antonyms: apócrifo, falso, inverídico
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Further reading
- “autêntico” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913