1 known to be real and genuine and not a copy:
I don't know if the painting is authentic.
2 true and accurate:
an authentic account of life in the desert * the authentic voice of young black Americans
3 made to be exactly the same as the original:
an authentic model of the ancient town * Take a trip on an authentic Spanish galleon to the famous Papagayo beach.
authentically adverb:
authentically flavoured Mexican dishes * an authentically constructed Wild West town
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In this entry, authentic is tagged as adjective.
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