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Pronunciation / Transliteration: massgeblich
"Dies ist das maßgebliche Buch über das Thema."
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Proceeding from an official source or someone in authority; commanding and self-confident.
"The historian wrote the most authoritative biography of Churchill."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin 'auctoritativus', stemming from 'auctoritas' (influence, authority, opinion). It entered the English language in the late Middle Ages, initially denoting something derived from proper authority before shifting to mean commanding, reliable, and possessing expert credibility.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Authoritative" is said worldwide
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faisant autorité
Transliteration: faisant autorité
"C'est l'ouvrage faisant autorité sur le sujet."
maßgeblich
Transliteration: massgeblich
"Dies ist das maßgebliche Buch über das Thema."
autorevole
Transliteration: autorevole
"Ha dato una risposta autorevole alla domanda."
autorizado
Transliteration: autorizado
"Es la fuente más autorizada sobre la historia local."
autoritativo
Transliteration: autoritativo
"Ele assumiu um tom autoritativo na reunião."
प्रामाणिक
Transliteration: pramaanik
"यह इस विषय पर सबसे प्रामाणिक पुस्तक है।"
权威的
Transliteration: quánwēi de
"这是一份权威的报告。"
권위 있는
Transliteration: gwonwi inneun
"그것은 그 분야에서 권위 있는 출처이다."
権威ある
Transliteration: ken'i aru
"それはその分野における権威ある資料だ。"
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