The difference between Authentic and Real
When used as adjectives, authentic means of the same origin as claimed, whereas real means true, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
Real is also noun with the meaning: a commodity.
Real is also adverb with the meaning: really, very.
check bellow for the other definitions of Authentic and Real
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Authentic as an adjective:
Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
Examples:
"The experts confirmed it was an authentic signature."
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Authentic as an adjective:
Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.
Examples:
"The report was completely authentic."
"an authentic writer; an authentic portrait; authentic information"
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Authentic as an adjective (music, of a [[Gregorian mode]]):
Having the final as the lowest note of the mode.
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Authentic as an adjective (obsolete):
authoritative
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Real as an adjective:
True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
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Real as an adjective:
Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.
Examples:
"This is real leather."
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Real as an adjective:
Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.
Examples:
"These are real tears!"
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Real as an adjective:
Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary.
Examples:
"a description of real life"
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Real as an adjective:
That has objective, physical existence.
Examples:
"No one has ever seen a real unicorn."
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Real as an adjective (economics):
Having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation; measured in purchasing power .
Examples:
"My dad calculated my family's real consumption per month."
"What is the real GNP of this polity?"
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Real as an adjective (economics):
Relating to the result of the actions of rational agents; relating to neoclassical economic models as opposed to Keynesian models.
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Real as an adjective (mathematics, of a number):
Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line.
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Real as an adjective (legal):
Relating to immovable tangible property.
Examples:
"[[real estate]]; [[real property]]"
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Real as an adjective:
Absolute, complete, utter.
Examples:
"This is a real problem."
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Real as an adjective (slang):
Examples:
"I'm keeping it real."
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Real as an adverb (US, colloquial):
Really, very.
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Real as a noun:
A commodity; see realty.
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Real as a noun (grammar):
One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages.
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Real as a noun (mathematics):
A real number.
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Real as a noun (obsolete):
A realist.
Examples:
"rfquotek Burton"
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Real as a noun:
Former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies.
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Real as a noun:
A coin worth one real.
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Real as a noun:
A unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil from 1790 until 1942.
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Real as a noun:
A coin worth one real.
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