attribution

CEFRC1

/ˌæ.tɹɪˈbju.ʃən/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of saying who created something or caused an event.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act.

Examples

  • Tatoeba's sentences are published under a Creative Commons Attribution License 2.0 (CC-BY).

  • We're releasing all the sentences we collect under the Creative Commons Attribution license.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.

  2. The act of attributing something.

  3. Authority or function assigned

More examples

In context

  • The attribution of the quote is widely regarded as dubious.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Proper blank of the quote to its original author is essential in academic writing.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle French attribution, from Latin attributio.