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at⋅tri⋅bu⋅tion

  [a-truh-byoo-shuhn]
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–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.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME (< MF) < L attribūtiōn- (s. of attribūtiō assignment). See attribute, -ion
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at·tri·bu·tion   (āt'rə-byōō'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act of attributing, especially the act of establishing a particular person as the creator of a work of art.
  2. Something, such as a quality or characteristic, that is related to a particular possessor; an attribute.
at'tri·bu'tion·al adj.
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Attribution

At`tri*bu"tion\, n. [L. attributio: cf. F. attribution.]

1. The act of attributing or ascribing, as a quality, character, or function, to a thing or person, an effect to a cause.

2. That which is ascribed or attributed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Main Entry: at·tri·bu·tion
Pronunciation: "a-tr&-'byü-sh&n
Function: noun
: a rule in tax law that in certain cases deems property owned by one person or business entity to be owned by another or others
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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