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The definition of authentic is something that is original or true and not a copy of anything else.

(adjective)

A painting that was actually created by Monet is an example of a painting that is authentic.

See authentic in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

that can be believed or accepted; trustworthy; reliable: an authentic news report
that is in fact as represented; genuine; real: an authentic antique
legally attested or executed, as a deed, affidavit, etc.
true to its type; conforming to an original in style, methods, etc.: authentic Japanese cooking
Obsolete authoritative

Origin: ME autentike < OFr autentique < LL authenticus < Gr authentikos, genuine < authentēs, one who does things himself < autos, self + -hentēs < IE base *sen-, to prepare, achieve

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authentically adverb

See authentic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Conforming to fact and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief: an authentic account by an eyewitness.
Having a claimed and verifiable origin or authorship; not counterfeit or copied: an authentic medieval sword.
Law Executed with due process: an authentic deed.
Music
a. Of, relating to, or being a medieval mode having a range from its final tone to the octave above it.
b. Of, relating to, or being a cadence with the dominant chord immediately preceding the tonic chord.
Obsolete Authoritative.