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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•scrip•tion (kən skrip′shən),USA pronunciation n. - Militarycompulsory enrollment of persons for military or naval service;
draft. - Militarya compulsory contribution of money to a government during a time of war.
- Latin conscrīptiōn- (stem of conscrīptiō) a drawing up in writing, levying of troops, equivalent. to conscrīpt(us) (see conscript) + -iōn- -ion
- 1350–1400 for earlier sense "piece of writing''; 1795–1805 for current senses; Middle English conscripcioun
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