authorship

noun

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au·thor·ship | \ ˈȯ-thər-ˌship

Definition of authorship

1 : the profession of writing

2 : the source (such as the author) of a piece of writing, music, or art

3 : the state or act of writing, creating, or causing

Examples of authorship in a Sentence

His first attempt at authorship failed.

Recent Examples on the Web Even in antiquity, there were some clues that the authorship of the Iliad and the Odyssey might be a complicated affair. — Adam Kirsch, The New Yorker, 7 June 2021 His deceit was wide-ranging and unsettling, and prompted questions within the publishing industry about authorship, privilege and identity. — Annabel Gutterman, Time, 14 May 2021 Forget about authorship of the classics, argued Milman Parry. — Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 14 May 2021 There was no, sort of, sharing of authorship, right? — Washington Post, 12 May 2021 Its authorship is unknown (to me, anyway) at this time, although its charges and intimations are indeed reflective of at least some Regis parents. — Jack Fowler, National Review, 28 Apr. 2021 Networked creativity is also what makes authorship so vital. — Angela Watercutter, Wired, 12 Apr. 2021 The point of linking an NFT to digital art is to offer a permanent certificate of authenticity, as well as a way of tracking the art’s authorship and the collector’s ownership. — Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Apr. 2021 Recently, questions about authorship and intellectual property — as well as profits — have embroiled the world of comic book artists who sell NFTs of drawings depicting characters owned by major houses like Marvel or DC Comics. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2021

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