| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A statement of causes or motives: account, explanation, justification, rationale, rationalization. See EXPLAIN. 2. A justifying fact or consideration: basis, foundation, justification, warrant. See TRUE. 3. A basis for an action or a decision: cause, ground (often used in plural), motivation, motive, spring. See START. 4. That which provides a reason or justification: call, cause, ground (often used in plural), justification, necessity, occasion, wherefore, why. Idioms: why and wherefore. See START. 5. Exact, valid, and rational reasoning: logic, ratiocination, rationality. See REASON. 6. A fact or circumstance that gives logical support to an assertion, claim, or proposal: argument, ground (often used in plural), proof, wherefore, why. Idioms: why and wherefore. See REASON. 7. A healthy mental state: lucidity, lucidness, mind, saneness, sanity, sense (often used in plural), soundness, wit (used in plural). Slang : marble (used in plural). See SANE. 8. What is sound or reasonable: logic, rationale, rationality, rationalness, sense. Idioms: rhyme or reason. See REASON.
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