# authored

Pronunciation: US say "AW-thurd" /ˈɔ.θɚd/; UK say "AW-thuhd" /ˈɔː.θə(ɹ)d/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of author. — simple past and past participle of author
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of author. Use this form when talking about writing something in the past.
   - _He authored the original proposal that eventually became law._
   - _The study was authored by researchers at three universities._

## Adjective

2. Having an identified writer or creator rather than being anonymous.
   - Simple: Written or made by a known person, not by someone unnamed.
   - _The journal publishes only authored studies, never anonymous submissions._
   - _Each authored chapter lists its contributor in the table of contents._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/authored (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).