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Main Entry:: ¹cause
Pronunciation:: \ˈkȯz\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin causa
Date:: 13th century

1 a: a reason for an action or condition : motive b: something that brings about an effect or a result c: a person or thing that is the occasion of an action or state ; especially : an agent that brings something about d: sufficient reason <discharged for cause>2 a: a ground of legal action b: case3: a matter or question to be decided4 a: a principle or movement militantly defended or supported b: a charitable undertaking <for a good cause>

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\-ləs\ adjective

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