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Definition of Ascription
1. Noun. Assigning some quality or character to a person or thing. "The ascription to me of honors I had not earned"
Exact synonyms: Attribution
Generic synonyms: Categorisation, Categorization, Classification, Sorting
Specialized synonyms: Zoomorphism
Generic synonyms: Categorisation, Categorization, Classification, Sorting
Specialized synonyms: Zoomorphism
2. Noun. Assigning to a cause or source. "He questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso"
Exact synonyms: Attribution
Generic synonyms: Categorisation, Categorization, Classification, Sorting
Specialized synonyms: Animatism, Imputation, Externalisation, Externalization
Attributes: Attributable, Unascribable, Unattributable
Derivative terms: Ascribe, Attribute
Generic synonyms: Categorisation, Categorization, Classification, Sorting
Specialized synonyms: Animatism, Imputation, Externalisation, Externalization
Attributes: Attributable, Unascribable, Unattributable
Derivative terms: Ascribe, Attribute
Definition of Ascription
1. n. The act of ascribing, imputing, or affirming to belong; also, that which is ascribed.
Definition of Ascription
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