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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.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › attributeAttribute Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of ATTRIBUTE is a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something. How to use attribute in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Attribute.

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   ATTRIBUTE definition: 1. a quality or characteristic that someone or something has: 2. a quality or characteristic that…. Learn more.

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   An attribute is a quality or characteristic given to a person, group, or some other thing. Your best attribute might be your willingness to help others, like when you stopped traffic so the duck family could cross the street.

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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.

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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.

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   ATTRIBUTE meaning: 1. a quality or characteristic that someone or something has: 2. a quality or characteristic that…. Learn more.

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

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   attribute something to something to say or believe that something is the result of a particular thing. She attributes her success to hard work and a little luck. The power failure was attributed to the recent storms and high winds.

9. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › attribute (something) to (someone or something)attribute (something) to (someone or something) - Merriam-Webster

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   Apr 26, 2024 · The meaning of ATTRIBUTE (SOMETHING) TO (SOMEONE OR SOMETHING) is to say that (something) is because of (someone or something). How to use attribute (something) to (someone or something) in a sentence.

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

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    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.

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    ATTRIBUTE meaning: 1 : to say that (something) is because of (someone or something); 2 : to think of (something) as being a quality of (someone or something)