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as·crip·tive (ə skrip′tiv)

adjective

designating a society, group, etc. in which status is based on a predetermined factor, as age, sex, or race, and not on individual achievement

ascriptive Related Forms
as·crip′·tively adverb

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  1. ‹ ascription
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  5. ‹ ascorbic acid
  6. ‹ ascorbate
  7. ‹ ascomycete
  8. ‹ ascogonium
  9. ‹ ascocarp
  10. ‹ asco-
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