"ascriptive" meaning in All languages combined

See ascriptive on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ascriptive (not comparable)
  1. ascribing; relating to ascription Tags: not-comparable Translations (Translations): askriptiv (German)
    Sense id: en-ascriptive-en-adj-1~xHSLdt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 60 40

Noun [English]

Forms: ascriptives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ascriptive (plural ascriptives)
  1. The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work or other object to someone or something.
    Sense id: en-ascriptive-en-noun-gsYtcuWN

Inflected forms

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