attribution
(noun)
noun
1. assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
- the attribution of language to birds
Similar word(s): ascription
Definition categories: thought, categorization, classification, sorting
2. assigning to a cause or source
- the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath
- he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso
Similar word(s): ascription
Definition categories: thought, categorization, classification, sorting
Sentences with attribution as a noun:
- The attribution of the quote is widely regarded as dubious.