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Vinony

attributable

adjective

  1. able to be attributed to
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˈtɹɪbjuːtəbəl/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin attributusbor. English attribute Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English attributable From attribute + -able.

  1. Capable of being attributed.

    “His lack of conversation is attributable to his shyness.”

    “Timekeeping is better than on many Irish main lines; indeed, such delays as do occur are often attributable to late running of the Dublin-Sligo trains.”

  2. Allowed to be attributed.