the act of writing or creating a book, article, or other written work
from Old French autor, from Latin auctor 'originator, author', from augere 'to increase'
An author literally 'increases' or adds to the world's knowledge and stories! The word shares its root with 'augment' and 'auction' - all about making something grow or become more.
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