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authenticative

authenticative adjective: of or pertaining to, or creating a word form indicating a state of authenticity or originality.

Adjective

authenticative (comparative more authenticative, superlative most authenticative)

  1. Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form indicating a state of authenticity or originality.

Forms of authenticative

comparativemore authenticative
superlativemost authenticative

Origin of authenticative

From authenticate + -ive.

Questions about authenticative

What does authenticative mean?
Authenticative means of or pertaining to, or creating a word form indicating a state of authenticity or originality.
What part of speech is authenticative?
Authenticative is an adjective.

Words near authenticative in the dictionary

  1. authenticated
  2. authenticates
  3. authenticating
  4. authentication
  5. authentications
  6. authenticative
  7. authenticator
  8. authenticators
  9. authenticism
  10. authenticisms
  11. authenticist

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