Lexica → Word → reason
| Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Letter name | ar |
| Pronounciation | /ɑr/ |
| Word: | reason |
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| Pronounciation: | |
| Century: | 13th |
| DA Name: | reason |
| Era: | C.E. |
| Origin: | Original |
| Type: | Official |
| Source Language: | Latin |
Source Language Words: | From 13th Century French/English resoun/raison meaning "a statement in a (legal) argument giving cause". |
| Source Text: | |
Definition: | From two earlier Latin words re="about, regarding, with reference to" and sono="to make a noise, the meaning of word(s)". By the 16th Century, the original meaning of the word was masked by an additional definition "To argue, discourse, converse, talk in a sensible manner". By the end of the 17th Century, it was now a scientific term "Of a FACTevent, or thing not dependent on HUMAN agency". By the end of the 19th Century acquired its logical meaning "to think in a connected, sensible, logical manner in forming conclusions". |