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author
Noun
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An author is the creator of a work; a writer.
I am the author of this article. I was the one who wrote it.
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An author is a source of information.
author
Verb
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If you author something, you create a work as its author.
Did you read that article that John authored? It was poorly written.
index
Noun
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An index is an alphabetical (A to Z) list, usually at the back of a book, where you can find the pages in a book that talk about particular things or words.
Look in the index to see where they talk about Chomsky.
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An index shows the level of prices, wages, etc. so you can compare them with those of an earlier date.
On Wall Street, the Dow Jones index closed 10 points up at 2,731.23.
index
Verb
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If you index something, you make an index (guide) for it.
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If you index something to a certain price level, you make it go up or down with that level.