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attributed

5 definitions • 9 examples
1
a quality or characteristic that someone or something has:

Examples:

Organizational ability is an essential attribute for a good manager.
2
a quality or feature of a person or thing, esp. one that is an important part of its nature:

Examples:

Self-confidence is a rare attribute in a 17-year-old.
3
a quality or characteristic that someone or something has:

Examples:

Organizational ability is an essential attribute for a good manager.
What are the skills and personal attributes needed for success?
4
to say or think that something is the result of a particular thing:

Examples:

attribute sth to sth Her success can be attributed to three main factors.
5
to say that a particular person was the first person to say something, do something, invent something, etc.:

Examples:

attribute sth to sb This idea has long been attributed to Keynes, but in fact he was not the first to think of it.

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