authenticity
/ɑθɛnˈtɪsɪti/ noun C2- The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed. · I hereby certify the authenticity of this copy.· The authenticity of this painting is questionable.
Plural authenticities
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“‘Madame,’ replied the president, bowing with profound respect, ‘allow me to ask one question; it shall be the last: Can you prove the authenticity of what you have now stated?’
“There’s no doubt about the authenticity, for the name and the date, 1647, are on the back of the canvas.”
“Oh, sir,” said Danglars, after he had convinced himself of the authenticity of the documents he held, and rising as if to salute the power of gold personified in the man before him,—“three letters of unlimited credit!
But besides all this, in order that the instrument may not be contested, I am anxious to give it the greatest possible authenticity, therefore, one of my colleagues will help me, and, contrary to custom, will assist in the dictation of the testament.
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