## Meanings
1. Something you give, such as money, to help a shared cause.
2. The part someone plays in helping to achieve a result.
3. A piece of writing produced for a publication or collection.

## Examples
- I made our annual contribution to the charity.
- I am proud of my contribution to the project's success.
- My contribution is coming out in the next issue.

## Derived Forms
- contributional
- cuntribution
- microcontribution
- noncontribution
- overcontribution
- recontribution

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: contribucioun
- Root: contribution
- Root: contribūtiōnem
- Root: contribuēre

## Etymology
From Middle English contribucioun, contribucion, from Old French contribution, from Latin contribūtiōnem, contribūtiō, from Latin contribuēre. By surface analysis, contribute + -ion.

## AI Etymology
contribution is a noun. It is from Middle English contribucioun, contribucion, from Old French contribution, from Latin contribūtiōnem, contribūtiō, from Latin contribuēre. By surface analysis, contribute + -ion. Historical forms in the chain include contribucioun (Middle English), contribution (Old French), contribūtiōnem (Latin), and contribuēre (Latin). Current senses include something you give, such as money, to help a shared cause, the part someone plays in helping to achieve a result, and a piece of writing produced for a publication or collection. Derived forms include contributional, cuntribution, microcontribution, noncontribution, and overcontribution.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process
- Actions & Processes

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