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  • 11reason — noun 1》 a cause, explanation, or justification.     ↘good or obvious cause to do something: we have reason to celebrate.     ↘Logic a premise of an argument in support of a belief, especially a minor premise given after the conclusion. 2》 the… …

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  • 12reason — See cause, cause of. Reason appears in numerous trite expressions such as It stands to reason, theirs not to reason why, within reason, by reason of, bring someone to reason, and any reasonable person. Note that one word, because, can replace… …

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  • 13reason — n. & v. n. 1 a motive, cause, or justification (has good reasons for doing this; there is no reason to be angry). 2 a fact adduced or serving as this (I can give you my reasons). 3 the intellectual faculty by which conclusions are drawn from… …

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  • 14reason — {{11}}reason (n.) early 13c., statement in an argument, also intellectual faculty that adopts actions to ends, from Anglo Fr. resoun, O.Fr. raison, from L. rationem (nom. ratio) reckoning, understanding, motive, cause, from ratus, pp. of reri to… …

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  • 15reason — /ˈrizən / (say reezuhn) noun 1. a ground or cause, as for a belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war. 2. a statement in justification or explanation of belief or action. 3. the mental powers concerned with drawing… …

  • 16Reason — • Article discussing various definitions of the term Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Reason     Reason     † …

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  • 17To stand to reason — Stand Stand (st[a^]nd), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stood} (st[oo^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Standing}.] [OE. standen; AS. standan; akin to OFries. stonda, st[=a]n, D. staan, OS. standan, st[=a]n, OHG. stantan, st[=a]n, G. stehen, Icel. standa, Dan. staae,… …

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  • 18stand to reason — {v. phr.} To seem very likely from the known facts. * /If you have a driver s license, it stands to reason you can drive./ * /Joe is intelligent and studies hard; it stands to reason that he will pass the examination./ …

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  • 19stand to reason — {v. phr.} To seem very likely from the known facts. * /If you have a driver s license, it stands to reason you can drive./ * /Joe is intelligent and studies hard; it stands to reason that he will pass the examination./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 20The Voice of Reason — Episodio de The Outer Limits Título La voz de la razón España Episodio nº 22 Temporada 1 Escrito por …

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