authorship meaning

UK US /ˈɔθɚʃɪp/ 3 syllables

authorship (noun): the act of creating written works.

authorship has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

authorship as a noun

  1. the act of creating written works
    • writing was a form of therapy for him
    • it was a matter of disputed authorship

    Synonyms: writing, composition, penning

    Type of: verbal creation

    Kinds: adoxography, drafting, dramatization, fabrication, historiography, metrification, novelization, redaction, lexicography, versification

    Related forms: author

  2. the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing
    • the authorship of the theory is disputed

    Synonyms: paternity

    Type of: initiation

    Related forms: author

How to pronounce authorship

authorship is pronounced /ˈɔθɚʃɪp/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 18 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AU · words ending in IP · 10-letter words

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