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ascription definition

as·crip·tion (ə skrip′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act of ascribing or being ascribed
  2. a statement that ascribes; specif., a prayer or text ascribing glory to God

Etymology: L ascriptio < pp. of ascribere, ascribe

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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