Meaning & use
Ascription
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The act of attributing a quality, characteristic, or cause to a particular person, thing, or source.
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The critic's ascription of the painting to a minor apprentice sparked debate among art historians.
Her success was due more to hard work than to any ascription of natural talent.
A note on using this word
Comes from the Latin ascribere, 'to write in addition,' and is most often used in philosophy and law when assigning responsibility or origin.
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