Found 2 items, similar to attribution.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: attribution attribution n 1: assigning some quality or character to a person or thing; “the attribution of language to birds”; “the ascription to me of honors I had not earned” [syn: ascription] 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” [syn: ascription]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Attribution Attribution \At`tri*bu"tion\, n. [L. attributio: cf. F. attribution.] 1. The act of attributing or ascribing, as a quality, character, or function, to a thing or person, an effect to a cause. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is ascribed or attributed. [1913 Webster]