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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, adscription

Nearby words

ascospore, ascot, ascribable, 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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British Dictionary definitions for ascription

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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Word Origin and History for ascription

ascription

n.

1590s, "action of adding in writing;" c.1600, "attribution of authorship or origin," from Latin ascriptionem (nominative ascriptio) "an addition in writing," noun of action from past participle stem of ascribere (see ascribe).

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