- raison d'etre
- raison d'etre (n.) 1864, first recorded in letter of J.S. Mill, from Fr. raison d'être, lit. "rational grounds for existence."
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Raison d'être — is a phrase borrowed from French where it means simply reason for being ; in English use it also comes to suggest a degree of rationalization, as The claimed reason for the existence of something or someone . It may also refer to:*Raison d être… … Wikipedia
Raison d'être — Питер Андерссон Жанр Дарк эмбиент Годы с 1992 … Википедия
Raison d\'être — Питер Андерссон Файл:PeterAndersson.JPG Raison d être Годы с 1991 Страна … Википедия
raison d'être — means ‘a purpose or reason that accounts for or justifies or originally causes a thing s existence’. As a loanword it is normally printed in italic type in English contexts. The plural form is raisons d être … Modern English usage
raison d'être — ► NOUN (pl. raisons d être pronunc. same) ▪ the most important reason or purpose for someone or something s existence. ORIGIN French, reason for being … English terms dictionary
Raison d'Être — est un projet de dark ambient mené par Peter Andersson, formé en 1991. Discographie Après nous le déluge (Cassette 1992) Prospectus I (CD 1993) Conspectus (Cassette 1994) The Ring of Isvarah (Split avec Svasti Ayanam, un autre projet de Peter… … Wikipédia en Français
raison d'etre — index basis Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
raison d’etre — [n] reason for being basis, justification for existing, rationale, reason for existing, reason why; concept 661 … New thesaurus
raison d'être — [rā′zōn det′, det′rə; ] Fr [ re zōn de′tr ] n. [Fr] reason for being; justification for existence … English World dictionary
raison d’être — /rā zɔ̃ deˈtr’/ (French) noun Reason for existence (purpose or cause) … Useful english dictionary
