attributed to
Said to originate
Attributed to indicates that something is believed to have been created or said by a particular person, though often with some uncertainty: a quote attributed to Einstein, a painting attributed to Rembrandt.
The phrase acknowledges that authorship or origin cannot be definitively confirmed.
When something is wrongly attributed to someone, they receive credit or blame for words or work that isn't theirs.
- sourcedFound and acquired
- word of mouthInformation passed through conversation
- originStarting point or source
- authorshipOrigin of written work
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
responsibility · cause · ownership · provenance · signature · claimed · famous last words · old wives tale · citation · reference · influence · legacy · creator · masterpiece · disputed · forgery · lost manuscript · scholar
- attributioncited, according to, per, via, source
- Cause Wordsbecause of, owing to, thanks to, as a result of, on account of
attributed tounattributed
Having no stated origin
anonymous · authorless · uncredited · orphaned · sourceless
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