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English
Etymology
From Middle French attribution, from Latin attributio.
Pronunciation
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.
- (law) A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act.
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act
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acknowledgment of ownership or authorship
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French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin attribūtiō. By surface analysis, attribuer + -tion.
Pronunciation
Noun
attribution f (plural attributions)
- allocation, allotment
- (in the plural) remit, duty
- Je suis désolé, mais cela ne fait pas partie de mes attributions.
- I'm sorry, but that doesn't fall under my remit.
See also
Further reading
- “attribution”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Swedish
Noun
attribution c
- attribution (ascribing of authorship)
- Attributionen av tavlan till Nisse visade sig vara felaktig
- The attribution of the painting to Nisse turned out to be incorrect
- en tveksam attribution
- a dubious attribution
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