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Meaning of adscititious in English:

adscititious

adjective

archaic

  • Forming an addition or supplement; not integral.

    ‘By the incorporation of these adscititious elements, such elements, at crucial moments, threaten to compromise the rhythmic integrity of entire pieces.’

Origin

Early 17th century from Latin adscit- ‘admitted, adopted’, from adsciscere, + -itious, on the pattern of adventitious.

Pronunciation

adscititious

/ˌadsɪˈtɪʃəs/