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putative

Putative refers to something commonly accepted as true or thought by most to be true. (adjective)

When everyone thinks a certain author wrote an anonymous book, this is an example of a situation where the certain author is considered the putative author.

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See putative in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See putative in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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