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attrib.

attrib. is the abbreviation of attribution.

Meaning of attribution

Noun

attribution (countable and uncountable, plural attributions)

  1. The act of attributing something.
  2. An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.
    • The attribution of the quote is widely regarded as dubious.
  3. A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act.
  4. (archaic) Authority or function assigned

Forms of attrib.

pluralattribs.

Questions about attrib.

What is attrib. the abbreviation of?
Attrib. is the abbreviation of attribution.

Words near attrib. in the dictionary

  1. attraps
  2. attrectation
  3. Attree
  4. Attri
  5. attrib
  6. attrib.
  7. attributability
  8. attributable
  9. attributableness
  10. attributably
  11. attributal

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: attrib. (page history and authors); attribution (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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