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noun

the act of attributing; ascription.

something ascribed; an attribute.

Numismatics. a classification for a coin, based on its distinguishing features, as date, design, or metal.

Archaic. authority or function assigned, as to a ruler, legislative assembly, delegate, or the like.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin attribūtiōn- (stem of attribūtiō assignment). See attribute, -ion

Related forms

mis·at·tri·bu·tion, noun

re·at·tri·bu·tion, noun

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Example Sentences

When scholarly subject matter traverses the border into popular journalism, it simply isn't clear how much attribution is enough.

It may be conceived of as divinely inspired or as a human attribution.

The attribution of the earliest pieces will raise eyebrows.

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When scholarly subject matter traverses the border into popular journalism, it simply isn't clear how much attribution is enough.

It may be conceived of as divinely inspired or as a human attribution.

The attribution of the earliest pieces will raise eyebrows.

It's quite innovative, even though it doesn't go as far to give real attribution to the photographers themselves.

Most often, they require that you do not quote them for attribution.

The painting's attribution has been the subject of ferocious debate among scholars for four and a half centuries.

The fourth barrier comes without precise causal attribution.

Some attribution in his direction would also be nice.

One license permits others to use a work as long as attribution is given.

We have updated the post to include that attribution.

Obviously, an advisor should not use a student's ideas or results without proper attribution.

Notice there is no byline or attribution to the author.

But the buck has to stop at loss of proper attribution to the creator.

Presents a new experimental approach to the question of mental-state attribution on the part of some non-human animals.

The detection of climate change, and its attribution to human causes, rests on numerous lines of evidence.

Attribution is as easy as appropriation, or it should be.

Neither do they represent skepticism over it's attribution.

What is the line between co-authorship attribution and footnote attribution.

The larger point is that there can be no accountability without personal attribution.

Feel free to use any strategy of mine posted on these fora anytime without attribution.

That's called the attribution right, and it's part of intellectual property law too.

Cooper for a long time, but who did not want to speak for attribution so that he could be frank, explained it this way:.

Here are history and wisdom, without the divine attribution.

The attribution of the problem to laziness and irresponsibility has only marginal merit, but lacks realism.

There is no serious attribution methodology, so to some extent everyone is guessing.

The attribution of certain paintings remains controversial:.

Namely the idea is that copying others work without attribution is an honorable cultural norm.

Some designers have been frank in their attribution of artistic inspiration.

There may be some commonality in the ways that attribution occurs in the language.

Gibson in the future but would not say so for attribution because they didn't want to endanger.

Goldberg borrowed it not only without attribution but for a quite different purpose.

However, there is a misleading indirect attribution.

The official was not authorized to speak for attribution on the oil contract.

Thomas sufficient attribution for the material he used,'' but carefully avoided the.

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World English Dictionary

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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