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raison d'etre

DEFINITIONS OF: raison d'etre

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n reason for being

Type of:
rationalisation, rationalization
the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason

n the purpose that justifies a thing's existence

Type of:
function, purpose, role, use
what something is used for
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