definitions

ascription

[ uh-skrip-shuh n ]
/ əˈskrɪp ʃən /
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noun

the act of ascribing.
a statement ascribing something, especially praise to the Deity.

RELATED WORDS

credit, acknowledgment, recognition, assignment, ascription

Nearby words

ascorbic acid, ascospore, ascot, ascribe, ascribed status, ascription, ascriptive, ascs, ascu, asculum, ascus
Also ad·scrip·tion [ad-skrip-shuh n] /ædˈskrɪp ʃən/.

Origin of ascription

1590–1600; < Latin ascrīptiōn- (stem of ascrīptiō) a written addition. See a-5, script, -ion
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Examples from the Web for adscription

  • Such is the Adscription of a triangle: The adscription of an ordinate triangulate is now to be taught.

    The Way To Geometry|Peter Ramus

  • And thus is the common adscription of a circle: The adscription of a rectilineall followeth, and first of a Triangle.

    The Way To Geometry|Peter Ramus

British Dictionary definitions for adscription (1 of 2)

adscription

/ (ədˈskrɪpʃən) /

noun

a less common word for ascription

British Dictionary definitions for adscription (2 of 2)

ascription

adscription (ədˈskrɪpʃən)

/ (əˈskrɪpʃən) /

noun

the act of ascribing
a statement ascribing something to someone, esp praise to God

Word Origin for ascription

C16: from Latin ascrīptiō, from ascrībere to ascribe
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