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| as·crip·tion [ ə skrípsh'n ] (plural as·crip·tions) |
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1. attribution: the attributing of a relationship between something and somebody or something else
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formal
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2. statement of attribution: a statement that assigns or attributes something to somebody or something else
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formal
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3. social status by birth: the social status derived from the circumstances into which somebody is born
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin ascription-< ascript-, past participle of ascribere (see ascribe)] |
