Ascribing

  • 31Positional — Po*si tion*al, a. Of or pertaining to position. [1913 Webster] Ascribing unto plants positional operations. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 32anthropomorphic — adjective Etymology: Late Latin anthropomorphus of human form, from Greek anthrōpomorphos, from anthrōp + morphos morphous Date: 1827 1. described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes < anthropomorphic deities > 2. ascribing&#8230; …

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  • 33ascription — noun Etymology: Late Latin ascription , ascriptio, from Latin, written addition, from ascribere Date: 1598 1. the act of ascribing ; attribution 2. arbitrary placement (as at birth) in a particular social status …

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  • 34attribution — noun Date: 1651 1. the act of attributing; especially the ascribing of a work (as of literature or art) to a particular author or artist 2. an ascribed quality, character, or right • attributional adjective …

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  • 35delusion — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin delusion , delusio, from deludere Date: 15th century 1. the act of deluding ; the state of being deluded 2. a. something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated b …

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  • 36essentialism — noun Date: 1927 1. an educational theory that ideas and skills basic to a culture should be taught to all alike by time tested methods compare progressivism 2. a philosophical theory ascribing ultimate reality to essence embodied in a thing&#8230; …

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  • 37attribute — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin attributus, past participle of attribuere to attribute, from ad + tribuere to bestow more at tribute Date: 14th century 1. an inherent characteristic; also an accidental quality 2. an object closely&#8230; …

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  • 38charge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from charger Date: 13th century 1. a. obsolete a material load or weight b. a figure borne on a heraldic field 2. a. the quantity that an apparatus is intended to receive and fitted to hold b …

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  • 39B. F. Skinner — Burrhus Frederic Skinner Born March 20, 1904(1904 03 20) Susquehanna, Pennsyl …

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  • 40Consciousness — Representation of consciousness from the seventeenth century. Consciousness is a term that refers to the relati …

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