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A writer in the Gentleman's Magazine for 1856 calls the book the joint production of Bürger and Raspe Of all the conjectures, of which these are but a selection, the most accurate from a German point of view is that the book was the work of Bürger, who was the first to dress the Travels in a German garb, and was for a long time almost universally credited with the sole proprietorship.

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  1. adjective Conforming exactly to fact; errorless.
  2. adjective Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits from a standard.
  3. adjective Capable of providing a correct reading or measurement: an accurate scale.
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  • We're making the weapons more accurate -- okay, maybe that makes them more deadly, but we kill fewer civilians, fewer of our own people, I think that's a worthwhile goal I mean, back when Reagan wanted Libya bombed, 'precision bombing' meant that they hit the right city. —  F ;SF; - vol 093 issue 06 - December 1997
  • "What I'm good at" wasn't particularly accurate, and "what I'm paid for" didn't seem adequate, not when I was being accused (was I being accused?) —  F ;SF; - vol 093 issue 06 - December 1997
  • The enemy's fire became even more intense and accurate, and I soon realized how serious our situation was. —  Commandant of Auschwitz
  • "They trust us to be unbiased and accurate, and I'm not going to allow our credibility to be questioned under my tenure I may not have revealed my sources in my article," Laurel argued. —  Ross, JoAnn - Stewart Sisters 03 - Out Of The Storm.html
  • That isn't quite accurate, and doesn't begin to do justice to the glory of the thing, but Nona is rattled. —  F ;SF; - vol 090 issue 05 - May 1996
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  1. Latin accūrātus, done with care, past participle of accūrāre, to do with care : ad-, ad- + cūrāre, to care for (from cūra, care; see cure).

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  1. = Portuguese accurado = Italian accurato, from Latin accuratus, prepared with care, exact, past participle of accurare, prepare with care, from ad, to, + curare, take care, from cura, care, pains: see cure.
 

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