what does attribution mean?
ATTRIBUTION as NOUN
- Meaning
- assigning to a cause or source
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- the attribution of lighting to an expression of God’’s wrath
- he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso
Hypernyms(s) attribution is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
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Usage Example(s)
- the attribution of language to birds
- the ascription to me of honors I had not earned
Hypernyms(s) attribution is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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