as·crip·tion
(ə-skrĭp′shən)n.1. The act of ascribing.
2. A statement that ascribes.
[Latin ascrīptiō, ascrīptiōn-, addendum, from ascrīptus, past participle of ascrībere, to ascribe; see ascribe.]
as·crip′tive adj.
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ascriptive
(əˈskrɪptɪv) adjhaving the ability to be attributable to
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as•crip•tive
(əˈskrɪp tɪv)
adj. pertaining to, involving, or indicating ascription.
[1640–50]
as•crip′tive•ly, adv.
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