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self-ascribed

self-ascribed adjective: attributed or assigned to oneself.

Adjective

self-ascribed (not comparable)

  1. Attributed or assigned to oneself.
    • As LGBTQ and ally-identified students matriculate to the workforce, many will come with an understanding of the importance of honoring personal pronouns and allowing for gender-inclusive pronouns such as "they, them, theirs." Some may even have an expectation that the company has adopted a pronoun...2024 November 30 (last accessed), “Talking About Pronouns in the Workplace”, in HRC Foundation, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2024

Origin of self-ascribed

From self- + ascribed.

Questions about self-ascribed

What does self-ascribed mean?
Self-ascribed means attributed or assigned to oneself.
What part of speech is self-ascribed?
Self-ascribed is an adjective.

Words near self-ascribed in the dictionary

  1. self-archived
  2. self-archives
  3. self-archiving
  4. self-arrest
  5. self-arrests
  6. self-ascribed
  7. self-assemble
  8. self-assembled
  9. self-assembles
  10. self-assembling
  11. self-assembly

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