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1Author — Au thor ([add] th[ e]r), n. [OE. authour, autour, OF. autor, F. auteur, fr. L. auctor, sometimes, but erroneously, written autor or author, fr. augere to increase, to produce. See {Auction}, n.] 1. The beginner, former, or first mover of… …
2Author — Au thor ([add] th[ e]r), v. t. 1. To occasion; to originate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Such an overthrow . . . I have authored. Chapman. [1913 Webster] 2. To tell; to say; to declare. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] More of him I dare not author. Massinger.… …
3Author — Authorship redirects here. For the use in academia, see Academic authorship. For other uses, see Author (disambiguation). An author is broadly defined as the person who originates or gives existence to anything and that authorship determines… …
4author — I. noun Etymology: Middle English auctour, from Anglo French auctor, autor, from Latin auctor promoter, originator, author, from augēre to increase more at eke Date: 14th century 1. a. one that originates or creates ; source < software authors > …
5Author Emeritus — award is an honorary title bestowed by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. It was created as a way to recognize and appreciate senior writers in the genres of science fiction and fantasy who have made significant contributions to …
6Author Services Inc. — Author Services Inc. (ASI) is a literary agency in Hollywood, California that represents only one author, the late Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Church of Spiritual Technology. [ [http://www.sc i r s… …
7Author surrogate — As a literary technique, an author surrogate is a character who expresses the ideas, questions, personality and morality of the author. Upon occasion, authors insert themselves under their own name into their works, typically for humorous or… …
8Author citation (botany) — In botanical nomenclature, author citation refers to citing the person (or group of people) who validly published a botanical name, i.e. who first published the name while fulfilling the formal requirements as specified by the International Code… …
9Author, Author (novel) — infobox Book | name = Author, Author title orig = translator = image caption = author = David Lodge illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Modern fiction publisher = Viking Press release date =… …
10Author mill — An author mill is a variety of vanity press.cite news first=Paula last=Span url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp dyn/A25187 2005Jan20 title=Making Books publisher=Washington Post date=2005 01 23 accessdate=2006 12 26] The name was coined by… …
