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noun, the faculty of rational argument, deduction, judgment, etc
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reason
- 1) noun, the faculty of rational argument, deduction, judgment, etc
- 2) noun, sound mind; sanity
- 3) noun, a cause or motive, as for a belief, action, etc
- 4) noun, an argument in favour of or a justification for something
- 5) noun, philosophy the intellect regarded as a source of knowledge, as contrasted with experience
- 6) noun, logic grounds for a belief; a premise of an argument supporting that belief
- 7) noun, by reason of because of
- 8) noun, in or within reason within moderate or justifiable bounds
- 9) noun, it stands to reason it is logical or obvious
- 10) noun, listen to reason to be persuaded peaceably
- 11) noun, reasons of State political justifications for an immoral act
- 12) verb, to think logically or draw (logical conclusions) from facts or premises
- 13) verb, to urge or seek to persuade by reasoning
- 14) verb, to work out or resolve (a problem) by reasoning
Etymology
C13: from Old French reisun, from Latin ratiō reckoning, from rērī to think
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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case, cause, ground, purpose, motive, end, goal, design, target, aim, basis, occasion, object, intention, incentive, warrant, impetus, inducement, justification, defence, argument, explanation, excuse, apology, rationale, exposition, vindication, apologia, sense, mind, reasoning, understanding, brain, judgment, logic, mentality, intellect, comprehension, apprehension, sanity, rationality, sound, ratiocinate, deduce, conclude, work out, solve, resolve, make out, infer, think, syllogize, persuade, bring round, urge, win over, dissuade
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