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attributes

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noun

  1. A characteristic or quality of a thing.β€œHis finest attribute is his kindness.”
  2. (grammar) A word that qualifies a noun, a qualifier.β€œIn 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.
  4. An option or setting belonging to some object.β€œA file with the read-only attribute set cannot be overwritten.”

verb

  1. To ascribe (something) to a given cause, reason etc.
  2. To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone.β€œThis poem is attributed to Browning.”

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