ASCRIPTION

attribution, ascription

(noun) assigning to a cause or source; “the attribution of lighting to an expression of God’s wrath”; “he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso”

attribution, ascription

(noun) assigning some quality or character to a person or thing; “the attribution of language to birds”; “the ascription to me of honors I had not earned”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

ascription (usually uncountable, plural ascriptions)

The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work, or other thing to someone or something.

(sociology) The stratification of people according to inborn characteristics (such as race or sex) outside of their control.

Anagrams

• antipsoric, apicortins, crispation

Source: Wiktionary


As*crip"tion, n. Etym: [L. ascriptio, fr. ascribere. See Ascribe.]

Definition: The act of ascribing, imputing, or affirming to belong; also, that which is ascribed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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