The assignment of a cause; the provision of a reason for something; (also) the cause assigned, the reason given for something.
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| 释义 | the world > existence and causation > causation > attribution or assignment of cause > [noun] (23) aetiologya1555 The assignment of a cause; the provision of a reason for something; (also) the cause assigned, the reason given for something. tell-cause1589 = aetiology, n. 2. assignation1615 A pointing out, indication, assignment (of a cause, etc.). Obsolete. assignment1651 Allegement, statement (of a reason). attributiona1665 The ascribing of an effect to a cause, of a work to its author, date, place, or of date and place to a work. esp. in Art-criticism: The… ascribing1833 The action of ascribe, v.; addition in writing (obsolete), assignment, attribution. Subcategories:— imputation (8) — assignment of anything to its origin (9) |
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