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.
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2. That which is ascribed or attributed.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
attribution
n 1: assigning some quality or character to a person or thing;
"the attribution of language to birds"; "the ascription
to me of honors I had not earned" [syn: ascription]
2: assigning to a cause or source; "the attribution of lighting
to an expression of God's wrath"; "he questioned the
attribution of the painting to Picasso" [syn: ascription]
WordNet (r) 2.0
ascription
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