- not false or copied; genuine; real: an authentic antique.
- having an origin supported by unquestionable evidence; authenticated; verified: an authentic document of the Middle Ages;an authentic work of the old master.
- representing one’s true nature or beliefs; true to oneself or to the person identified: a story told in the authentic voice of a Midwestern farmer;a senator’s speech that sounded authentic.
- entitled to acceptance or belief because of agreement with known facts or experience; reliable; trustworthy: an authentic report on poverty in Africa.
- executed with all due formalities: an authentic deed.
- Music.
- (of a church mode) having a range extending from the final to the octave above.
- (of a cadence) consisting of a dominant harmony followed by a tonic.
- authoritative.
- of undisputed origin or authorship; genuine
- accurate in representation of the facts; trustworthy; reliable
- (of a deed or other document) duly executed, any necessary legal formalities having been complied with
- music
- using period instruments and historically researched scores and playing techniques in an attempt to perform a piece as it would have been played at the time it was written
- (in combination)
- music
- (of a mode as used in Gregorian chant) commencing on the final and ending an octave higher
- (of a cadence) progressing from a dominant to a tonic chord
