ascription
приписывание
Zuschreibung
The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic…The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work, or other thing to someone or something.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work, or other thing to someone or something.
Zuschreibung
припи́сываниеpripísyvanije
assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
(uncountable, usually)The stratification of people according to inborn characteristics (such as race or sex) outside of their control.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
act of ascribing a quality to someone or something:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act of ascribing a quality to someone or something:
Forms
plural: ascriptions| Singular | ascription |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- assigning to a cause or source:attribution
- assigning some quality or character to a person or thing:attribution
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedascribe
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable