attribution
/ˌæ.tɹɪˈbju.ʃən/
attribution noun: the act of attributing something.
Noun
attribution (countable and uncountable, plural attributions)
- The act of attributing something.
- An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.
- The attribution of the quote is widely regarded as dubious.
- A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act.
- Authority or function assigned
attribution meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
attribution in Hindi
- act
- गुणारोपण guṇāropaṇ
attribution in Tamil
- பண்புக்கூறல்
attribution in Marathi
- एट्रिब्यूशन, एट्रिब्युशन
attribution in Urdu
- انتساب
More languagesFewer languages
- attribution in Bengali
- অ্যাট্রিবিউশন, এট্রিবিউশন, এ্যাট্রিবিউশন
- attribution in Telugu
- ఆపాదింపు, ఆట్రిబ్యూషన్
- attribution in Malayalam
- കടപ്പാട് kaṭappāṭŭ
- attribution in Kannada
- ಆಟ್ರಿಬ್ಯೂಷನ್, ಆಟ್ರಿಬ್ಯೂಶನ್
- attribution in Punjabi
- ਐਟਰੀਬਿਊਸ਼ਨ, ਐਟ੍ਰਿਬਯੂਸ਼ਨ
- attribution in Gujarati
- એટ્રિબ્યુશન, એટ્રિબ્યૂશન
- attribution in Odia
- ଆଟ୍ରିବ୍ଯ଼ୁସନ୍, ଆଟ୍ରିବ୍ଯ଼ୁସନ
- attribution in Nepali
- एट्रिब्युसन, एट्रिबिउसन
- attribution in Tagalog
- atribusyon
- attribution in Indonesian
- atribusi
- attribution in Vietnamese
- lời ghi công, lời công nhận
Examples of attribution in a sentence
- In the cybersecurity field, we do not have an attribution problem; we have a plausible-deniability problem.
- Thus, the case for separating attribution and possession from meronymy is not strong.
- Naturally, not in the same way and not with the equal apodictism in determining their national attribution.
Forms of attribution
| plural | attributions |
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Origin of attribution
From Middle French attribution, from Latin attributio.
Words formed from attribution
Phrases with attribution
Words that rhyme with attribution
- distribution
- resolution
- institution
- evolution
- involution
- ablution
- revolution
- convolution
- execution
- solution
- absolution
- constitution
26 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- devolution
- dilution
- pollution
- restitution
- circumlocution
- contribution
- destitution
- dissolution
- prosecution
- substitution
- diminution
- lilliputian
- prostitution
- Lucian
- robot revolution
- Rosicrucian
- Aleutian
- Confucian
- coresolution
- coupvolution
- Eeveelution
- elution
- nocturnal pollution
- persecution
- retribution
- robolution
Questions about attribution
- What does attribution mean?
- Attribution means the act of attributing something.
- What is attribution in Hindi?
- Attribution in Hindi is गुणारोपण (guṇāropaṇ). See Attribution meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is attribution?
- Attribution is a noun.
- How do you pronounce attribution?
- Attribution is pronounced /ˌæ.tɹɪˈbju.ʃən/.
- What is the plural of attribution?
- The plural of attribution is attributions.
Words near attribution in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: attribution (page history and authors); attribution (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); attribution (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); attribution (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); attribution (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); attribution (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); കടപ്പാട് (Malayalam) (page history and authors); attribution (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); attribution (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); attribution (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); attribution (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); attribution (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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