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authorship definition

au·thor·ship (-s̸hip′)

noun

  1. the profession or occupation of a writer
  2. the origin (of a book, etc.) with reference to its author a story of unknown authorship
  3. the source (of an idea, deed, etc.) with reference to its originator

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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