noun. The act of attributing, especially the act of establishing a particular person as the creator of a work of art.

noun. Something, such as a quality or characteristic, that is related to a particular possessor; an attribute.

noun. The act of attributing, in any sense; ascription.

noun. That which is ascribed; attribute.

noun. Authority or function granted, as to a ruler, minister, or court.

noun. The act of attributing or ascribing, as a quality, character, or function, to a thing or person, an effect to a cause.

noun. That which is ascribed or attributed.

noun. The act of attributing something.

noun. An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.

noun. assigning some quality or character to a person or thing

noun. assigning to a cause or source

"Sobran seems to be unaware that lists of parallels such as he provides have long been looked at very skeptically in attribution studies, since writers in any era consciously or unconsciously influence each other and draw on common sources."