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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

ascriptio

, fr.

ascribere

. See

The act of ascribing, imputing, or affirming to belong; also, that which is ascribed.

Noun.

The act of ascribing, imputing or affirming to belong.

ascription ‎(usually uncountable, plural ascriptions)

The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work, or other thing to someone or something.

act of ascribing a quality to someone or something