Unauthored

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not authored; without an author; unwritten. not-comparable

    "Livingston is surely correct in calling attention to the possibility of such films, but his argument for their existence seems to rest on the view that, if no one with communicative intentions is in overall control of the film, then it is unauthored."

  2. 2
    Of no known author; anonymous. not-comparable

    "When citing unauthored web documents use their title and publication date[…]"

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"Livingston is surely correct in calling attention to the possibility of such films, but his argument for their existence seems to rest on the view that, if no one with communicative intentions is in overall control of the film, then it is unauthored."

Etymology

From un- + authored.

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