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self-ascribed

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English

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Etymology

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From self- +‎ ascribed.

Adjective

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self-ascribed (not comparable)

  1. (of a descriptor or characteristic) Attributed or assigned to oneself.
    • 2024 November 30 (last accessed), “Talking About Pronouns in the Workplace”, in HRC Foundation[1], archived from the original on 29 November 2024:
      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.