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authentic
/əˈθɛntɪk/
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Keep the middle syllable strongest.
The th is unvoiced, as in thin, before the stressed vowel. The IPA shows vowel and consonant variants, but all its forms retain second-syllable primary stress.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The museum confirmed that the painting was authentic.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does authentic mean?
adjective
- Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
- Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.
- Designating a mode having the final as the lowest note.
More meanings (2)
adjective
- Designating a cadence in which the dominant chord precedes the tonic.
- (obsolete) Authoritative.
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IPA pronunciation
/əˈθɛntɪk/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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There are five which are considered authentic by the Siamese, and a multitude of others more or less strongly insisted upon.
It would have looked more authentic if he had given the names of the dishonest contractor and the still more dishonest minister.
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So far as I know, this is the first narrative printed on cattle trailing or cowboy life that is to be accounted authentic.
While these figures are authentic, they are in a way misleading, as the important factor of engine power is not taken into consideration.
However, there are many authentic cases of infantile menstruation on record, which were generally associated with precocious development in other parts as well.