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trəˈbyu noun
1.
the act of attributing; ascription.
2.
something ascribed; an attribute.
3.
Numismatics. a classification for a coin, based on its distinguishing features, as date, design, or metal.
4.
Archaic. authority or function assigned, as to a ruler, legislative assembly, delegate, or the like.
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| attribute | |
| —vb (usually foll by to) | |
| 1. | to regard as belonging (to), produced (by), or resulting (from); ascribe (to): to attribute a painting to Picasso |
| —n | |
| 2. | a property, quality, or feature belonging to or representative of a person or thing |
| 3. | an object accepted as belonging to a particular office or position |
| 4. | grammar |
| a. an adjective or adjectival phrase | |
| b. an attributive adjective | |
| 5. | logic the property, quality, or feature that is affirmed or denied concerning the subject of a proposition |
| [C15: from Latin attribuere to associate with, from tribuere to give] | |
| at'tributable | |
| —adj | |
| at'tributer | |
| —n | |
| at'tributor | |
| —n | |
| attribution | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
attribution
late 15c., "action of bestowing or assigning," from Fr. attribution (14c.), from L. attributionem (nom. attributio) "assignment, attribution," noun of action from attributus, pp. of attribuere (see attribute). Meaning "thing attributed" is recorded from 1580s.
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