Attributable Meaning
/əˈtɹɪbjuːtəbəl/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCapable of being attributed.
adjAllowed to be attributed.
Sentence Examples
Tom's headaches are attributable to stress.
That quote is attributable to Winston Churchill.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The accident was directly ____ to the driver's reckless speeding.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Most of the success is ____ to the team's incredibly hard work.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Latin attributusbor. English attribute Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English attributable From attribute + -able.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Timekeeping is better than on many Irish main lines; indeed, such delays as do occur are often attributable to late running of the Dublin-Sligo trains."
— 1951 May, R. K. Kirkland, “The Cavan & Leitrim Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 343:
"The Shark Attack File shows twenty-seven attacks, definitely attributable to Galeocerdo cuvieri, and they have occurred all over the world, from Australia to Florida."
— 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 124:
"[T]he ‘fun’ factor may be in part attributable the novelty of the feedback mechanism, and the sense of fun might wear thin after longer exposure to the feedback method."
— 2017, Di Zou, James Lambert, “Feedback methods for student voice in the digital age”, in British Journal of Educational Technology, volume 48, number 5, page 1090:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The accident was directly ____ to the driver's reckless speeding.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Most of the success is ____ to the team's incredibly hard work.