notion of authenticity

collocation in English

meaningsofnotionandauthenticity

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notion
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈnəʊ.ʃən/
us
/ˈnoʊ.ʃən/
a belief ...
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authenticity
noun[U]
uk
/ˌɔː.θenˈtɪs.ə.ti/
us
/ˌɑː.θenˈtɪs.ə.t̬i/
the quality of being real ...
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(Definition ofnotionandauthenticityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is also an interesting tension between thenotionofauthenticityand the concept of the self in a process of transformation.
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As he points out, thenotionofauthenticityof the signal is not heuristic.
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How important is the concept of 'a performance' in thenotionofauthenticity?
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As harmonics are universal to all physical sounds, thenotionofauthenticityis best understood in terms of musical quality.
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This intensification of notions of authenticity means that bootlegging and tape trading may not pose the threat to the official industry that is often assumed.
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By drawing on the fantastical, at least improbable, possibility of alien existence, such artists actively subvert and negate notions of authenticity.
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It is closely linked to the romantic notions of authenticity described earlier.
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The ideology relied on notions of authenticity, anti-commerciality, 'feeling', community and autonomy.
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I ground my discussion by focusing on the centrality of authenticity in hip-hop and gender propriety's centrality in comprising hip-hop notions of authenticity.
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This argument is troubling not only because it essentializes national traditions, but also because it appears to be based on dubious notions of authenticity and originality.
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Salamandra weaves analyses of folklore and architecture with discussion of notions of authenticity and tradition as employed by her elite interlocutors as they shape discourses of the city.
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