self-ascribed

adjective

Attributed or assigned to oneself.

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Meanings

adjectiveself-ascribed (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAttributed or assigned to oneself.
    1 more example

    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 policy or other protocol for disclosing one's self-ascribed pronoun.

    2024 November 30 (last accessed), “Talking About Pronouns in the Workplace”, in HRC Foundation, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2024

Origin

From self- + ascribed.

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APA

self-ascribed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-ascribed

MLA

“self-ascribed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-ascribed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-ascribed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-ascribed.

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