
Rebe w/Aunt Reba in Nebraska
c. 1925

John, Rebe,
Ciel, R K, Vanan, Ange, Tony
c. 1955

Rebe & R K
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au·then·tic (ō
then“tik)> adj. [ME. autentlike < O FR. autentique
< LL. authenticus < Gr. authentikos genuine < authentės,
one who does things himself <autos self + -hentės <IE. base *sen, to prepare,
achieve) 1. that can be believed or accepted; trustworthy; reliable [an authentic
news report] 2. that is in fact as represented; genuine; real [an authentic
antique] 3. legally attested or executed, as a deed, affidavit, etc 4. [Obs] authoritative
-- au·then“ti·cal·ly adv.
SYN. --authentic implies reliability and trustworthiness,
stressing that the thing considered is in agreement with fact or actuality [an authentic
report]; genuine is applied to that which really is what is represented to be, emphasizing
freedom from admixture, adulteration, sham, etc. [genuine silk, genuine
grief]; bonafide is properly used whan a question of good faith is involved;
vertiable implies correspondence with the truth and connotes absolute affirmation [a
veritable fool] --ANT. spurious, counterfeit, sham.
Letters to Rebe from John |