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'cause

conjunction \ˈkȯz, ˈkəz\

Definition of 'CAUSE

:  because
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First Known Use of 'CAUSE

15th century

Related to 'CAUSE

Synonyms
as, as long as, because, being (as or as how or that) [chiefly dialect], since, considering, for, inasmuch as, now, seeing, whereas

Rhymes with 'CAUSE

cause, clause, gauze, hawse, pause, tawse, yaws

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20 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 'cause
  2. cause
  3. cause célèbre
  4. cause list
  5. cause of action
  6. efficient cause
  7. final cause
  8. first cause
  9. formal cause
  10. good cause
  11. immanent cause
  12. lost cause
  13. material cause
  14. occasional cause
  15. primary cause
  16. probable cause
  17. second cause
  18. transient cause
  19. universal cause
  20. make
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