authorship (n.)

  1. the act of creating written works; writing was a form of therapy for him; it was a matter of disputed authorship

    [ Syn: writing , composition , penning ]

  2. the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; the authorship of the theory is disputed

    [ Syn: paternity ]

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