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aw's tral, a. Of or tending to the south southern. fL. auster, the south wind.] Australian ballot, aws-tralt-an-. (Law.) A system of voting, originally used in South Australia, in which the secrecy of the vote is compulsory and an official ballot furnished by the government. Authentic, aw-then'tik, -tical, a. Of approved authority to be relied on true; certain; genuine. (Mus.) Having an immediate relation to the tonic, in distinction from plagal, having a correspondent relation to the dominant below the tonic. [Gr. authentikos, fr. authentes, one who does by his own hand.] — Authen'tieally, adv. With marks of credibility — Authenticate, v.t. To establish by proof to render authentic to prove to be genuine. — Authen'tical i on, n. — Authenticity, -tis'I-tY, n. Qu"uality of being, etc. Auti;hor, aw'ther, n. The beginner, former, or first mover of any thing; the creator; one who writes a book. [L. auctor, fr. augere, to increase, produce.] — Au'thore , n. A female author.— Authorship, n. State of being, etc.— Authoritative, -th5r'I-ta-tiv, a. Having authority, or an air of authority positive. — Authoritatively, adv. — Authority, n. Legal or rightful power; dominion; persons exercising command — chiefly in the pi. influence of character, office, station, etc.; testimony; witne : the person who testifies; a precedent, decision of a court, official declaration a book, containing precedents, etc. the name of author. — Authoriza'- tion, Establishment by authority. — Au'thorlae, v. [-ized (-izd), -izing.] To clothe with authority, empower, legalize; to establish by authority; to give authority, credit, or support to. Auto, awlo. An abbrev. of automobile, used as a prefix with the meaning of self--moving, self-propelling as, an autocar, an auto truck, etc. hence, an automobile car, carriage, truck, etc. [Gr. autos, self.]