attribution
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle French attribution, from Latin attributio.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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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acknowledgment of ownership or authorship
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin attribūtiōnem. By surface analysis, attribuer + -tion.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “attribution”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
Declension
[edit]Declension of attribution
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