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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the act of creating written works;
- Example: "writing was a form of therapy for him"
- Example: "it was a matter of disputed authorship"
[syn: writing, authorship, composition, penning]

2. the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing;
- Example: "the authorship of the theory is disputed"
[syn: authorship, paternity]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Authorship \Au"thor*ship\, n.
   1. The quality or state of being an author; function or
      dignity of an author.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Source; origin; origination; as, the authorship of a book
      or review, or of an act, or state of affairs.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

authorship
    n 1: the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of
         therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"
         [syn: writing, authorship, composition, penning]
    2: the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the
       authorship of the theory is disputed" [syn: authorship,
       paternity]