Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:attribute
▶verb /əˈtrɪbjuːt/ (attribute something to) regard something as belonging to or being caused by. ▶noun /ˈatrɪbjuːt/ - 1 a quality or feature regarded as characteristic or inherent.
- 2 a material object recognized as representative of a person, status, or office.
– derivatives attributable /əˈtrɪbjʊtəb(ə)l/ adjective, attribution noun. – origin C15 (earlier (ME) as attribution): the noun from OFr. attribut; the verb from L. attribut- ‘allotted’: both from attribuere, from ad- ‘to’ + tribuere ‘assign’. ' attribute' also found in these Oxford entries:
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