What's the difference between authentic and legit?

Authentic


Definition:

  • (n.) Having a genuine original or authority, in opposition to that which is false, fictitious, counterfeit, or apocryphal; being what it purports to be; genuine; not of doubtful origin; real; as, an authentic paper or register.
  • (n.) Authoritative.
  • (n.) Of approved authority; true; trustworthy; credible; as, an authentic writer; an authentic portrait; authentic information.
  • (n.) Vested with all due formalities, and legally attested.
  • (n.) Having as immediate relation to the tonic, in distinction from plagal, which has a correspondent relation to the dominant in the octave below the tonic.
  • (n.) An original (book or document).

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Moreover in MIT-1, the size of the novel polypeptide was not that predicted of the precursor (44.9 kDa) but was about 39 kDa, the same size as the authentic GS gamma polypeptide in CYT-4.
  • (2) In the absence of an authentic target for the MASH proteins, we examined their DNA binding and transcriptional regulatory activity by using a binding site (the E box) from the muscle creatine kinase (MCK) gene, a target of MyoD.
  • (3) Except in the case of the phenolic metabolite, structures were confirmed by direct comparison of electron impact mass spectra and chromatographic behaviour with those of authentic samples.
  • (4) These latter cardiovascular changes imply that the endotracheal pressure variations are the reflection of authentic inspiratory movements under the influence of the central nervous system.
  • (5) Several in vitro transcripts both larger and smaller than the authentic transcript were seen; presumably, these transcripts result from adventitious promoterlike elements in adjacent chlamydial DNA and may be responsible for the expression of the gene in E. coli.
  • (6) The amidolytic activity of [R275G]t-PA was comparable to that of authentic one-chain t-PA, and so was the activity of [R275L,K277L]t-PA, in which additional substitution of lysine residue 277 was carried out.
  • (7) 15, 961-969] prompted an investigation to confirm its authenticity.
  • (8) The authentic dolichyl phosphates (Dol-7-P, Dol-9-P, and Dol-11-P) were assayed relative to the natural dolichyl phosphate mixture from pig liver as acceptors for transglycosylation from nucleoside diphosphate sugars (glucose, mannose) by standardized membrane vesicle preparations from plants (Volvox) and animals (liver).
  • (9) The polypeptide encoded by the cDNA was synthesized by in vitro transcription and translation and identified by its comigration with authentic plakoglobin in two-dimensional gel electrophoresis.
  • (10) An authentic poly(ADP-ribose), with a mean chain length of approximately 30 ADP-ribose units, produced significant inhibition of the neutral protease isolated from macrophage chromatin.
  • (11) Fructose 2-phosphorothioate 6-phosphate was 10-100-fold less potent than authentic fructose 2,6-bisphosphate in stimulating 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase and pyrophosphate:fructose 6-phosphate phosphotransferase, but about 10 times more potent in inhibiting fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase.
  • (12) The separated cholesterol oxides were identified by comparing with authentic standards.
  • (13) Radioimmunoassays carried out on acidic extracts of the same organs confirm the molecular results and lead us to conclude to the presence of substances strongly related to MK in the ovotestis as well as in the circumoesophageal ganglia (COG), and to ascertain that the MK-positive tentacular collar cells do not contain authentic MK.
  • (14) In return, the government would finger freelance or rival operators so that the authorities could give the impression of an authentic enforcement operation.
  • (15) Comparison of elution patterns of authentic cholesterol and cholesteryl esters revealed that a mu Bondasphere reverse-phase C8 (300-A) column was more suitable than a corresponding reverse-phase C4 or C18 column in terms of rapidity and sensitivity.
  • (16) This polypeptide reacted specifically with rabbit antisera made against synthetic peptides corresponding to exposed regions of authentic p14 as predicted from the S1 cDNA sequence.
  • (17) An aesthetic of authenticity guides his approach to movie-making.
  • (18) But if there's a piece you particularly enjoyed, or found interesting or useful, please add a comment below or tweet us: @GdnSocialCare At the start of the year, the BBC screened fly-on-the-wall documentary series Protecting Our Children , an authentic portrayal of the difficult decisions and situations social workers face every day.
  • (19) I don’t think this ghostwritten book undermines her authenticity elsewhere.
  • (20) It is concluded that authentic hCG does occur in human seminal plasma, but only in about a third of samples.

Legit


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) "When I got to hear that NI had called it legit too, by that stage I'd entered 'what the hell' territory and thought I'd just carry on and see where it went, seeing as Twitter had already verified it.
  • (2) (Not that his prospects for winning were any good – an actual, legit poll has Corbett down 17% with less than a month before Election Day .)
  • (3) There is a lot the advertising industry, credit card industry and search industry can do to help protect legit content.” Last month, Google UK was lambasted for not doing enough to curb online piracy in a report by David Cameron’s intellectual property adviser, Mike Weatherley.
  • (4) We fact-checked, it was all legit …" he trails off.
  • (5) The choice between pirated and legit content is a combination of ease-of-use, pricing and availability on a given market.
  • (6) Now, if it was Phoenix, Winnipeg, Edmonton, etc... yeah, legit "argument".
  • (7) Photograph: Rex Features The 90s hip-hop star who gave us songs like Can't Touch This and 2 Legit 2 Quit has been in the tech investment game for some time, although he hasn't had much luck.
  • (8) He reportedly turned down an invitation to host NBC’s Meet the Press , so it’s unlikely that he will want to provide jokes on a more “legit” broadcast, and certainly not one mired in a scandal.
  • (9) January 10, 2017 “Not how journalism works: Here’s a thing that might or might not be true, without supporting evidence; decide for yourself if it’s legit,” tweeted Brad Heath, an investigative reporter for USA Today.
  • (10) "Of course JCS subsequently became a legit theatre stalwart, but I, personally, have always hankered after seeing it again in the arenas where it started," said Andrew Lloyd Webber in a statement.
  • (11) It looks legit to us," CIA spokesperson Marie Harf says in an email.
  • (12) Like businessmen who insist a deal is legit, politicians protesting they have done something "meaningful" arouse suspicions that the opposite is in fact true.
  • (13) "Totally legal and legit and my accountants and advisers would take care to complete the formalities which included dealing with HMRC.
  • (14) If you think the very concept of marriage is hot garbage, that’s legit.
  • (15) Some television angles, however, suggest that his feet were legit, with only his jutting torso breaching the rules, and no linesman should raise the flag for that.
  • (16) In a statement on her website after it emerged that she was one of a number of well-known names who were part of the Liberty tax scheme, she said it was presented to her by financial advisers in 2008 as "legal and legit".
  • (17) The online portal continues: While the process of registering the flight numbers of crashed aircraft might be completely legit, and Seyefull Investments Ltd might actually succeed in their attempt to make money off any mention of "MH17" and "MH370", it still remains a fact that this is an ugly, opportunistic attempt at cashing in on the suffering and pain of thousands of grieving family members and millions of people worldwide - not to mention the ended lives of the hundreds of people on board both doomed jetliners.
  • (18) The abandonment of the Production Code in 1968 opened the floodgates for sex to migrate from dirty theatres to more legit venues.
  • (19) Leaning against the wall outside the job centre in an Islington side street the 28-year-old, who lost his position as a security guard at Tesco a year ago, said: "If people can't get money in a legit way they are going to get it in a non-legit way, 100%."
  • (20) My initial response was to tweet: “Fit model is a legit job that needs specific body dimensions.

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