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    ATTRIBUTION

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Assigning to a cause or sourceplay

    Example:

    he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso

    Synonyms:

    ascription; attribution

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("attribution" is a kind of...):

    categorisation; categorization; classification; sorting (the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories)

    Attribute:

    attributable (capable of being attributed)

    unascribable; unattributable (not attributable)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "attribution"):

    animatism (the attribution of consciousness and personality to natural phenomena such as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to objects such as plants and stones)

    imputation (the attribution to a source or cause)

    externalisation; externalization (attributing to outside causes)

    Derivation:

    attribute (decide as to where something belongs in a scheme)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Assigning some quality or character to a person or thingplay

    Example:

    the ascription to me of honors I had not earned

    Synonyms:

    ascription; attribution

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("attribution" is a kind of...):

    categorisation; categorization; classification; sorting (the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "attribution"):

    zoomorphism (the attribution of animal forms or qualities to a god)

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