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   attribute

   verb

   • 1. regard something as being caused by: "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 Inigo Jones"
   • ▪ regard a quality or feature as characteristic of or possessed by: "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 Britain's 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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishATTRIBUTE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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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   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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   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.

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

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

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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.

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

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   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. Synonyms: quality, point, mark, sign More Synonyms of attribute. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. www.yourdictionary.com › attributeAttribute Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    Attribute definition: To regard as arising from a particular cause or source; ascribe.

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

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    a quality or characteristic that someone or something has: Her hair is her best attribute. (Definition of attribute from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of attribute. in Chinese (Traditional) 特性, 特質, 屬性… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 特性, 特质, 属性… See more. in Spanish. atributo, atribuir, acusar…