| ASCRIPTION | • ascription n. The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work, or other… • ascription n. (Sociology) The stratification of people according to inborn characteristics (such as race or sex) outside… • ASCRIPTION n. the act of ascribing, also ADSCRIPTION. |
| ADSCRIPTION | • adscription n. The state of being joined, bound or annexed. • ADSCRIPTION n. the state of being adscript, a feudal serf attached to the soil, also ASCRIPTION. |
| DESCRIPTION | • description n. A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration… • description n. The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs. • description n. A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized. |
| INSCRIPTION | • inscription n. The act of inscribing. • inscription n. Text carved on a wall or plaque, such as a memorial or gravestone. • inscription n. The text on a coin. |
| RESCRIPTION | • rescription n. (Obsolete) The act of writing back; the answering of a letter. • RESCRIPTION n. a reply or answering of a letter. |
| CONSCRIPTION | • conscription n. Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority. • conscription n. An enrolling or registering. • CONSCRIPTION n. compulsory enrollment of persons esp. for military service. |
| PRESCRIPTION | • prescription n. (Medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision… • prescription n. (Medicine) The medicine or treatment provided by such an order. • prescription n. (Figurative) Any plan of treatment or planned treatment. |
| PROSCRIPTION | • proscription n. A prohibition. • proscription n. (History) Decree of condemnation toward one or more persons, especially in the Roman antiquity. • proscription n. The act of proscribing, or its result. |
| SUBSCRIPTION | • subscription n. Access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment. • subscription n. The formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature. • subscription n. The signing of one’s name. |
| REDESCRIPTION | • redescription n. Description again or anew. • REDESCRIPTION n. a new and more complete description esp. of a biological taxon. |
| TRANSCRIPTION | • transcription n. The act or process of transcribing. • transcription n. Something that has been transcribed, including… • transcription n. (Obsolete) A written document. |
| MISDESCRIPTION | • misdescription n. An inaccurate description, often fraudulent. • MISDESCRIPTION n. the act of misdescribing. |
| SUPERSCRIPTION | • superscription n. Something written (or engraved) on the surface, outside, or above something else; specifically, an address… • superscription n. An editorial addition at the beginning, often indicating the authorship of a piece. • superscription n. The act of superscribing. |
| CIRCUMSCRIPTION | • circumscription n. The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed. • circumscription n. Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area. • circumscription n. (Taxonomy) The definition of what does and does not belong to a given taxon, from a particular taxonomic… |
| NONPRESCRIPTION | • nonprescription adj. (Of medicine) Not requiring a prescription; over-the-counter. • non-prescription adj. Alternative spelling of nonprescription. • NONPRESCRIPTION adj. capable of being bought without a doctor's prescription. |