attribution
noun/ˌætrɪˈbjuːʃn/
/ˌætrɪˈbjuːʃn/
- [uncountable] attribution (of something) (to something) the act of saying or believing that something is the result of a particular thing
- incorrect attribution of the cause of death
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- [uncountable, countable] attribution (of something) (to somebody) the act of saying or believing that somebody is responsible for doing something, especially for saying, writing or painting something
- The attribution of this painting to Rembrandt has never been questioned.
- None of the texts contained author attributions.
- [uncountable, countable] the act of regarding a quality or feature as belonging to somebody/something
- the attribution of legal responsibility
- attribution of something to somebody/something the attribution of human emotions to animals
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