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==Merriam-Webster Dictionary==
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==Pronunciation==
 
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\ə-ˈthär-ə-ˌtā-tiv, ȯ-, -ˈthȯr-\
===Main Entry===
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==Date==
    au·thor·i·ta·tive Listen to the pronunciation of authoritative
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1605
===Pronunciation===
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==Definition==
    \ə-ˈthär-ə-ˌtā-tiv, ȯ-, -ˈthȯr-\  
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*adjective
===Function===
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1 a: having or proceeding from [[authority]] : official <authoritative church doctrines> b: showing evident authority : definitive <a most authoritative literary critique>2: dictatorial 2
    adjective
 
===Date===
 
    1605
 
===Definition===
 
1 a: having or proceeding from authority : official <authoritative church doctrines> b: showing evident authority : definitive <a most authoritative literary critique>2: dictatorial 2
 
 
— au·thor·i·ta·tive·ly adverb
 
— au·thor·i·ta·tive·ly adverb
 
— au·thor·i·ta·tive·ness noun
 
— au·thor·i·ta·tive·ness noun
  
 
[[Category: General Reference]]
 
[[Category: General Reference]]

Latest revision as of 17:06, 7 November 2009

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Pronunciation

\ə-ˈthär-ə-ˌtā-tiv, ȯ-, -ˈthȯr-\

Date

1605

Definition

  • adjective

1 a: having or proceeding from authority : official <authoritative church doctrines> b: showing evident authority : definitive <a most authoritative literary critique>2: dictatorial 2 — au·thor·i·ta·tive·ly adverb — au·thor·i·ta·tive·ness noun