1. [uncountable] attribution (of something) (to something) the act of saying or believing that something is the result of a particular thing
   • ● incorrect attribution of the cause of death

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2. [uncountable, countable] attribution (of something) (to somebody) the act of saying or believing that somebody is responsible for doing something, especially for saying, writing or painting something
   • ● The attribution of this painting to Rembrandt has never been questioned.
   • ● None of the texts contained author attributions.
3. [uncountable, countable] the act of regarding a quality or feature as belonging to somebody/something
   • ● the attribution of legal responsiblity
   • attribution of something to somebody/something
     ● the attribution of human emotions to animals

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