authorship
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/ˈɔːθərʃɪp/
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/ˈɔːθəʃɪp/
The person who wrote something, like a book, is called the author. Authorship refers to the fact that someone is the author of a piece of writing.
The authorship of the novel is in question because no one knows who really wrote it.
Authorship can also refer to the act of writing a book or other piece of writing. It's the process of creating a written work.
They are in authorship of a new cookbook, which will be released next year.