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noun
Assigning to a cause or source
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noun
Assigning to a cause or source
“The attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath”
noun
Assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
“The attribution of language to birds”
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The attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath
He questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso
The attribution of language to birds
The ascription to me of honors I had not earned
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