attribution C1 Topic:Communication US /ˌætrəˈbjuːʃən/ UK /ˌætrɪˈbjuːʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #96424 Meanings 1 noun the act of regarding something as caused, created, or possessed by a particular person or thing The attribution of the poem to Sappho remains disputed. 2 noun an acknowledgment identifying the author, creator, or source of material The photograph may be reused with proper attribution. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of regarding... ascriptionassignmentcredit 2 noun · an acknowledgment... creditacknowledgmentcitation ↔ Opposites disavowalmisattribution Word family Derived forms attributional Related forms attributeattributablemisattribution Common collocations defensive attribution Adjective + noun Etymology From French attribution and Latin attributio, from attribuere, 'assign or allot,' formed from ad- ('to') + tribuere ('grant, assign'). Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # attribution **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌætrəˈbjuːʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌætrɪˈbjuːʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 96424 ## Meanings 1. the act of regarding something as caused, created, or possessed by a particular person or thing 2. an acknowledgment identifying the author, creator, or source of material ## Examples - The attribution of the poem to Sappho remains disputed. - The photograph may be reused with proper attribution. ## Synonyms - ascription - credit - acknowledgment - assignment - citation ## Antonyms - disavowal - misattribution ## Derived Forms - attributional ## Related Forms - attribute - attributable - misattribution ## Etymology From French attribution and Latin attributio, from attribuere, 'assign or allot,' formed from ad- ('to') + tribuere ('grant, assign'). ## Topics - Communication markdown