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auc·to·ri·al

 (ôk-tôr′ē-əl)
adj.
Of or relating to an author.
[From Latin auctor, author; see author.]
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auctorial

(ɔːkˈtɔːrɪəl)
adj
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) of or relating to an author
[C19: from Latin auctor author]
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auc•to•ri•al

(ɔkˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-, ˈaʊk-)

adj.
of, by, or pertaining to an author: auctorial rights.
[1815–25; < Latin auctor author + -ial]
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Adj.1.auctorial - of or by or typical of an authorauctorial - of or by or typical of an author; "authorial comments"; "auctorial flights of imagination"
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