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# attribution

«attribution» in Mova's school dictionary: **Saying who wrote, made, said or did something: giving credit** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (attribution, attributions)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Saying who wrote, made, said or did something: giving credit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attribution/#m1)

2) Saying what caused something: «the attribution of the flood to heavy rain». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attribution/#m2)

3) (formal) A quality that someone is thought to have. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attribution/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In school it matters when using pictures, quotes or facts from other people: you must give attribution (say where it came from) and not copy as if it were yours. In art and history experts argue about the attribution of a painting to a painter. Phrases: «with attribution», «without attribution», «give attribution», «correct attribution».

### examples

- Always add an attribution when you use a photo from the internet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attribution/#x1)
- The quote had no attribution, so we didn't know who said it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attribution/#x2)
- The attribution of this painting to a famous artist is not certain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attribution/#x3)
- Our teacher showed us how to write an attribution under a picture. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attribution/#x4)
- Copying words without attribution is called plagiarism. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attribution/#x5)
- The museum changed the attribution after new tests. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attribution/#x6)

### note

Mostly uncountable, sometimes countable. Verb: attribute (to) — «The poem is attributed to an unknown writer.» Stress: at-tri-BU-tion. Do not confuse with «attributes» (qualities) or «contribution».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «attribution» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attribution/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.