Meaning of the word attribution in English

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attribution

US /ˌæt.rəˈbjuː.ʃən/
UK /ˌæt.rəˈbjuː.ʃən/

Noun

1.

the action of regarding something as being caused by a person or thing.

Example:
the electorate was disillusioned with his immediate attribution of the bombings to a separatist group
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