authentic
Pronunciation: /ɔːˈθɛntɪk/
adjective
- 1of undisputed origin and not a copy; genuine: the letter is now accepted as an authentic document
- made or done in the traditional or original way, or in a way that faithfully resembles an original: the restaurant serves authentic Italian meals every detail of the film was totally authentic
- based on facts; accurate or reliable: an authentic depiction of the situation
- (in existentialist philosophy) relating to or denoting an emotionally appropriate, significant, purposive, and responsible mode of human life.
- 2 Music (of a church mode) containing notes between the final (the principal note) and the note an octave higher. Compare with plagal.
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin authenticus, from Greek authentikos 'principal, genuine'