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attributionthe action of regarding something as being caused by a person or thing

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the action of regarding something as being caused by a person or thing

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌætrɪˈbjuːʃən/

Korean meaning: 귀속, 원인을 돌리는 것, 속성 부여

Korean pronunciation: 애트리**뷰**션

Example Sentences

  • The professor's success was due to hard work, not good luck - a classic case of internal attribution.
  • My grandmother's attribution of every family problem to 'that cursed washing machine' was getting ridiculous.
  • Wikipedia requires proper attribution for all images used in articles.

attribution

NOUN

//ˌætrɪˈbjuːʃən//

the action of regarding something as being caused by a person or thing

attribution concept
💡 Concept

the action of regarding something as being caused by a person or thing

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌætrɪˈbjuːʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌætrɪˈbjuːʃən/

🌳Etymology

Prefixad--
Roottribu-
Suffix--tion

Origin

라틴어 'attribuere'에서 유래했으며, '~에게 할당하다, 부여하다'라는 뜻입니다. 중세 시대에는 주로 신에게 어떤 속성을 부여한다는 종교적 맥락에서 사용되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

contributiondistributioninstitution
contribution
distribution
institution

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📝Examples

The professor's success was due to hard work, not good luck - a classic case of internal attribution.

😄 Fun example

My grandmother's attribution of every family problem to 'that cursed washing machine' was getting ridiculous.

Wikipedia requires proper attribution for all images used in articles.

😄 Fun example

The student's attribution of his poor test score to 'cosmic interference' didn't convince the teacher.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

assignmentascriptiondesignationimputationcredit

Antonyms

denialrejectiondisavowal

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