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attribute

at·tri·bute

UK/ˈæt.ɹɪ.bjuːt/US/ˈæt.ɹɪˌbjut/UK/əˈtɹɪb.juːt/US/əˈtɹɪbˌjut/

noun

What it means

  1. A characteristic or quality of a thing.

    His finest attribute is his kindness.

  2. An object that is considered typical of someone or some function, in particular as an artistic convention.

    The eagle and the bolt of lightning are attributes of Jove.

  3. grammarA word that qualifies a noun.

    Synonyms: qualifier

In a sentence

His finest attribute is his kindness.

Where it comes from

  1. Latinattributus
  2. Latinattributus
  3. Englishattribute

Borrowed from Latin attributus.

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