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authors

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[aw-therz] / ˈɔ θərz /

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. a card game for two or more persons that is played with a 52-card pack, the object being to take the largest number of tricks consisting of four cards of the same denomination.


Etymology

Origin of authors

1865–70, plural of author

Example Sentences

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There’s a glut of backstory in “Unread,” steeped in the self-help language of authors like Eckhart Tolle and Eric Thomas—indeed, both of those writers are featured here.

From The Wall Street Journal

A temporary surge in productivity may occur, the authors said, but it can be unsustainable.

From MarketWatch

"I think the fact that there is a new version of 'Wuthering Heights'... speaks to the power of these authors, to Emily, but also to her sisters," she said.

From Barron's

The authors suggest approaching each slip-up with curiosity rather than judgment.

From The Wall Street Journal

Writing mediums composed original work dictated by dead authors, among them Shakespeare, Shelley, and Poe.

From Literature