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   At·trib·ute

   verb

   • 1. regard something as being caused by (someone or something): "he attributed the firm's success to the efforts of the managing director"
   • ▪ ascribe a work or remark to (a particular author, artist, or speaker): "the building was attributed to Frank Lloyd Wright"
   • ▪ regard a quality or feature as characteristic of or possessed by (someone or something): "ancient peoples attributed magic properties to certain stones"

   noun

   • 1. a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something: "flexibility and mobility are the key attributes of our army" Similar qualityfeaturecharacteristictraitelementaspectpropertyhallmarkmarkdistinctionsigntelltale signsure signidiosyncrasypeculiarityquirk
   • ▪ a material object recognized as symbolic of a person, especially a conventional object used in art to identify a saint or mythical figure: "it was not until the end of the fifteenth century that the sandglass was depicted as the attribute of Father Time" Similar symbolindicatormarksignhallmarktrademarkstatus symbol
   • 2. a piece of information which determines the properties of a field or tag in a database or a string of characters in a display.
   • 3. an attributive adjective or noun.
   • 4. a real property which a statistical analysis is attempting to describe.

   Word Origin late 15th century: the noun from Old French attribut; the verb from Latin attribut- ‘allotted’: both from the verb attribuere, from ad- ‘to’ + tribuere ‘assign’.

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2. www.dictionary.com › browse › attributeATTRIBUTE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Attribute definition: to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to). See examples of ATTRIBUTE used in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryATTRIBUTE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   a quality or characteristic that someone or something has: Organizational ability is an essential attribute for a good manager. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Conditions and characteristics. -ance. -ibility. ability. adverse conditions. age. ambience. appearance. character. hood. humanity. in the shape of something idiom. presentation

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishATTRIBUTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2 days ago · An attribute is a quality or feature that someone or something has. Cruelty is a normal attribute of human behaviour. He has every attribute you could want and could play for any team.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishATTRIBUTE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   ATTRIBUTE definition: a quality or characteristic that someone or something has: . Learn more.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishattribute verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of attribute verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.britannica.com › dictionary › attributeAttribute Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of ATTRIBUTE. [count] : a usually good quality or feature that someone or something has. The interviewer asked me what I consider to be my best attribute. Both candidates possess the attributes we want in a leader.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › attributeAttribute - definition of attribute by The Free Dictionary

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   attribute. vb. (usually foll by: to) to regard as belonging (to), produced (by), or resulting (from); ascribe (to): to attribute a painting to Picasso. n. 1. a property, quality, or feature belonging to or representative of a person or thing. 2. an object accepted as belonging to a particular office or position. 3. (Grammar) grammar.