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• present tense form of author (3rd person singular).
• plural of author.

authors

American  

[aw-therz] / ˈɔ θərz /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. a card game for two or more persons that is played with a 52-card pack, the object being to take the largest number of tricks consisting of four cards of the same denomination.

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Etymology

Origin of authors

1865–70, plural of author

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Example Sentences

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authors

Fan fiction refers to stories written by amateur authors using characters and worlds from already-existing books, films or TV shows.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026

"Typically, when you have a paper with two first authors like Yanan and Miklos, there is just one story that two people contributed to equally," Dr. Niethammer says.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

The authors of the study, “Retirement Security in 2026,” said Americans, like you, want policymakers to pay greater attention to the issue.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

He has since become one of the UK's most successful children's authors, having sold more than 60 million copies worldwide in 55 languages.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

As some specific titles, especially in poetry, would have been used in works by multiple authors, it is also likely that some labels included an “incipit”—the first line of the work.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

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