"authorship" in the noun sense
1. writing, authorship, composition, penning
the act of creating written works
"writing was a form of therapy for him"
"it was a matter of disputed authorship"
2. authorship, paternity
the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing
"the authorship of the theory is disputed"
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