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/ɔθˌɛntəkˈeɪʃən/ Listen

noun

authentication n.

A mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity.

Synonyms: hallmark, assay-mark.

Validating the authenticity of something or someone.

Synonyms: certification.

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Etymology of 'Authentication'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Authentication" Quotes from Famous Books

... at the post office here a circular letter of recommendation from ex-Governor Hunt, procured by Miss Kingsley's kindness, and another equally valuable one of "authentication" and recommendation from Mr. Bowles, of the Springfield Republican, whose name is a household word in all the West. Armed with these, I shall plunge boldly into Colorado. I am suffering from giddiness and nausea produced by the bad smells. A "help" here says that there have been ...

— A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains • Isabella L. Bird

... May 1, the day that the Lusitania left New York on her last voyage, the following advertisement bearing the authentication of the German Embassy at Washington appeared in the chief newspapers of the United States, placed next the advertisement of the ...

— New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 - April-September, 1915 • Various