ATTRIBUTION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • assigning to a cause or source
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Attribute(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
    Synonym(s) 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 Hyponym(s)