Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

authorial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
au-tho-ri-al
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, coming from, or typical of an author (especially of books)

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂owg-éye-ti Proto-Italic *augejō Proto-Italic *augeō Latin augeō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin auctor Anglo-Norman autourbor. Middle English auctour English author Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English authorial From author + -ial.

Inflected Forms

more authorial (comparative) most authorial (superlative)

Derived Forms

authoriality authorially coauthorial nonauthorial

Phrases

authorial intent authorial intention authorial intentionality

Synonyms

autorial auctorial

Rhymes With

memorial editorial territorial tutorial gubernatorial pictorial equatorial senatorial dictatorial directorial boreal combinatorial

Questions

What does authorial mean?
Of, coming from, or typical of an author (especially of books)
Where does authorial come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂owg-éye-ti Proto-Italic *augejō Proto-Italic *augeō Latin augeō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin auctor Anglo-Norman autourbor. Middle English auctour English author Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English authorial From author + -ial.

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