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1 a person who creates a written work

a brilliant novel by a first-time author

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2 a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor

the author of modern genetics

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3 capitalized the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe

let us thank the Author of our being for all the blessings He has bestowed

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to compose and set down on paper the words of

authored a new biography of Thomas Jefferson

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“Author.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/author. Accessed 9 Aug. 2020.

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