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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Adscititious \Ad'sci*ti"tious\, adjective [L. adscitus, p. p. of adsciscere, asciscere, to take knowingly; ad + sciscere to seek to know, approve, scire to know.] Supplemental; additional; adventitious; ascititious. ''Adscititious evidence.'' --Bowring. -- {Ad'sci*ti"tious*ly}, adverb

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

adscititious

adjective

1: added or derived from something outside; not inherent; "an adscititious habit rather than an inherent taste"

2: added to supplement; "adscititious remarks"

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