authenticity

  1. Noun.  The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original.
  2. Noun.  Truthfulness of origins, attributions, commitments, sincerity, and intentions.
  3. Noun.  (obsolete) The quality of being authentic (of established authority).

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