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Synonyms: scription, adscription, description, astriction, inscription, scrimption, ascriptive, rescription, ascriptions

Antonyms: scription, adscription, description, astriction, inscription, scrimption, ascriptive, rescription, ascriptions

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Noun

1. The act, or an instance, of [[ascribe|ascribing]] a [[quality]], [[characteristic]], [[quotation]], [[artistic]] [[work]]{{,}} or other thing to someone or something.
2. {{lb|en|sociology}} The [[stratification]] of people according to [[inborn]] [[characteristic]]s (such as [[race]] or [[sex]]) outside of their [[control]].

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