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  • 11reason — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 cause/motive/justification; explanation of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ cogent, good, sound, strong ▪ compelling, convincing ▪ plausible …

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  • 12reason — I n. cause, justification 1) to cite, give a reason 2) a cogent, compelling, convincing, plausible, sound, strong, urgent reason 3) a logical; personal; underlying; valid reason 4) every reason; (a) sufficient reason 5) a reason against; behind;… …

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  • 13reason*/*/*/ — [ˈriːz(ə)n] noun I 1) [C] a fact, situation, or intention that explains why something happened, why someone did something, or why something is true The police asked her the reason for her visit.[/ex] The council gave no reason for its… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 14reason — reasoner, n. /ree zeuhn/, n. 1. a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war. 2. a statement presented in justification or explanation of a belief or action. 3. the mental powers concerned with… …

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  • 15reason — The ability to think and draw conclusions. Cause; justification. Good sense; good judgment. Lawyers are copious in their encomiums on the reason of the common law. They tell us that the common law is the perfection of reason; that it always… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 16reason — noun 1》 a cause, explanation, or justification.     ↘good or obvious cause to do something: we have reason to celebrate.     ↘Logic a premise of an argument in support of a belief, especially a minor premise given after the conclusion. 2》 the… …

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  • 17reason — See cause, cause of. Reason appears in numerous trite expressions such as It stands to reason, theirs not to reason why, within reason, by reason of, bring someone to reason, and any reasonable person. Note that one word, because, can replace… …

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  • 18reason — Synonyms and related words: Vernunft, acceptable, accomplishment, account, admissibility, advise with, aim, air, allegorization, ambition, analyze, answer, antecedent, apologia, apology, apply reason, argument, argumentum, ascertainment,… …

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  • 19that — that1 W1S1 [ðæt] determiner, pron [: Old English; Origin: thAt] 1.) plural those [ðəuz US ðouz] used to refer to a person, thing, idea etc that has already been mentioned or is already known about ▪ You never cared about me. That s not true. ▪ I… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20reason — /ˈrizən / (say reezuhn) noun 1. a ground or cause, as for a belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war. 2. a statement in justification or explanation of belief or action. 3. the mental powers concerned with drawing… …