attribute /ə-tribˈūt or (Milton) atˈri-būt/

To ascribe, assign, or consider as belonging (to)

1. That which is attributed
2. That which is inherent in, or inseparable from, anything
3. That which can be predicated of anything
4. A quality or property
5. A virtue
6. An accessory
7. (in art) a conventional symbol
8. A word added to another to denote an attribute (grammar)
9. An item of information about the status of a file stored by the operating system (computing)

attribˈutable adjective

attribution /at-ri-būˈshən/ noun

1. The act or an act of attributing
2. That which is attributed

attribˈutive adjective

1. Expressing an attribute
2. (of an adjective) placed immediately before or immediately after the noun it qualifies (grammar)

A word added to another to denote an attribute

attribˈutively adverb

attribˈutiveness n.

attribution theory noun (psychology)

The theory explaining how people link actions and emotions to particular causes in order to understand behaviour

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