ascription
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[edit]Noun
[edit]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.
- 1846, Lydia Sigourney, Voice of Flowers, The Winter Hyacinth, page 7:
- And was thy breath
A pure and sweet ascription to His praise?
- 2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary:
- Since antiquity, Jewish tradition has softened the image by interpreting the word [zonah] as "innkeeper," one who "provides food" (/zun/). There is no reason, however, to doubt the ascription of harlotry.
- (sociology) The stratification of people according to inborn characteristics (such as race or sex) outside of their control.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]act of ascribing a quality to someone or something
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See also
[edit]ascriptive inequality on Wikipedia.Wikipedia