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misattribution

/mɪsˌætrɪˈbjuːʃən/ noun · British & US
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What does misattribution mean?

noun

The act of attributing something to the wrong person, place, or thing; a false or mistaken attribution.

Example

"The historian's misattribution of the quote to the wrong author led to a correction in the academic journal."

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