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| 1. | [ noun ] assigning some quality or character to a person or thing | |
| Synonyms: | attribution | |
| Examples: | "the attribution of language to birds" "the ascription to me of honors I had not earned" |
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| Related terms: | classification zoomorphism | |
| 2. | [ noun ] assigning to a cause or source | |
| Synonyms: | attribution | |
| Examples: | "the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath" "he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso" |
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| Related terms: | classification externalization animatism crediting imputation ascribe attributable unattributable | |
| Similar spelling: |
ascribe ascribable |
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