Definitions for ascriptionəˈskrɪp ʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
as•crip•tionəˈskrɪp ʃən(n.)
the act of ascribing.
a statement ascribing something, esp. praise to the Deity.
Origin of ascription:
1590–1600; < L ascrīptiō a written addition. See ascribe , -tion
Princeton's WordNet
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"
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"
Wiktionary
ascription(Noun)
the act of ascribing a quality or characteristic to someone or something
Webster Dictionary
Ascription(noun)
the act of ascribing, imputing, or affirming to belong; also, that which is ascribed
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