ASCRIPTION


Meaning of ASCRIPTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈskrip-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin ascription-, ascriptio, from Latin, written addition, from ascribere

Date: 1598

1. : the act of ascribing : attribution

2. : arbitrary placement (as at birth) in a particular social status

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