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auctorial

[ awk-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr-, ouk- ]
/ ɔkˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-, ˈaʊk- /
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adjective

of, by, or pertaining to an author: auctorial changes made in the manuscript margin; auctorial rights.

Nearby words

  1. auction block,
  2. auction bridge,
  3. auction pinochle,
  4. auction pitch,
  5. auctioneer,
  6. aucuba,
  7. aud.,
  8. audacious,
  9. audaciously,
  10. audacity

Origin of auctorial

1815–25; < Latin auctor author + -ial
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Examples from the Web for auctorial

  • The auctorial report (which, by the way, is full of common sense) envisages immense changes in the book market.

    Books and Persons|Arnold Bennett

  • Last of all, auctorial pride in the young mans width of shoulder, blended with soft recollections of the time he dandled him.

    Cradock Nowell, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Richard Doddridge Blackmore

British Dictionary definitions for auctorial

auctorial

/ (ɔːkˈtɔːrɪəl) /

adjective

of or relating to an author

Word Origin for auctorial

C19: from Latin auctor author
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