Dictionary Check: reason
"reason" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
a rational motive for a belief or action
Example:
"the reason that war was declared"
noun
an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
Example:
"the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly"
noun
the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
Example:
"we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"
noun
the state of having good sense and sound judgment
Example:
"his rationality may have been impaired"
noun
a justification for something existing or happening
Example:
"he had no cause to complain"
noun
a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
Example:
"there is reason to believe he is lying"
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