First Known Use: 1598
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ascription
noun as·crip·tion \ə-ˈskrip-shən\
Definition of ASCRIPTION
1
: the act of ascribing : attribution
2
: arbitrary placement (as at birth) in a particular social status
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Origin of ASCRIPTION
Late Latin ascription-, ascriptio, from Latin, written addition, from ascribere
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