ˌa.trəˈbyüshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin attribution-, attributio assignment of a debt of money, from attributus (past participle of attribuere to attribute, assign) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the action of bestowing or assigning
attribution of a gift
2. : the process of ascribing to someone or something
the attribution of guilt to the accused
3. : the ascribing of a work to an author, date, or place ; especially : the ascribing of a work of art to a particular artist
4. : the fact of being an attribute : the logical relation of an attribute to its subject