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attribution

Pronunciation: /a.tʁi.by.sjɔ̃/

“attribution” is a French word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. allocation, allotment
  2. remit, duty

In French

  1. Action d’attribuer.
  2. Droits que possède une personne chargée de quelque fonction ou qui sont attachés à la fonction elle-même.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin attribūtiō. By surface analysis, attribuer + -tion.

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