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authenticity
authenticity Authenticity is the question of whether a work or claim is genuine, especially in judging its true authorship, title, or possible forgery.
Authenticity is the question of whether a work or claim is genuine, especially in judging its true authorship, title, or possible forgery. In historical criticism, it belongs to the broader problem of deciding what is genuinely original rather than merely accepted by tradition or textual transmission.