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Authorial Definition & Meaning

authorial
adjective
  1. of or by or typical of an author; "authorial comments"; "auctorial flights of imagination"

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What does authorial mean?
of or by or typical of an author; "authorial comments"; "auctorial flights of imagination"
What part of speech is authorial?
Authorial is an adjective.

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