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attribute

noun
  1. A characteristic or quality of a thing.

    "His finest attribute is his kindness."

  2. (grammar) A word that qualifies a noun, a qualifier.

    "In the clause "My jacket is more expensive than yours", "My" is the attribute of "jacket"."

  3. That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.

verb
  1. To ascribe (something) to a given cause, reason etc.

  2. To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone.

    "This poem is attributed to Browning."

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