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# attribution

noun (attribution, attributions)

«attribution» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Saying who wrote, made, said or did something: giving credit. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attribution/#m2)
3. (formal) A quality that someone is thought to have. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attribution/#m3)

### 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://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://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attribution/#x4)
- Copying words without attribution is called plagiarism. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attribution/#x5)
- The museum changed the attribution after new tests. [tree →](https://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».

## In Jewish tradition

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

- NOTICE OF ATTRIBUTION Scanned at sacred-texts.com, September 2005. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/attribution/#x1)
- These files may be used for any non-commercial purpose, provided this notice of attribution is left intact in all copies. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/attribution/#x2)
- Kalisch in the supplementary paragraphs gives a different attribution ; both are wrong, as an adept cultured clairvoyant could prove. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/attribution/#x3)

### 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».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «attribution» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attribution/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«attribution» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/attribution.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «attribution» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/attribution/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«attribution» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/attribution.html) on Mova free.