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The definition of reason
14 Definitions of: reason
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- noun, the faculty of rational argument, deduction, judgment, etc
- noun, sound mind; sanity
- noun, a cause or motive, as for a belief, action, etc
- noun, an argument in favour of or a justification for something
- noun, philosophy the intellect regarded as a source of knowledge, as contrasted with experience
- noun, logic grounds for a belief; a premise of an argument supporting that belief
- noun, by reason of because of
- noun, in or within reason within moderate or justifiable bounds
- noun, it stands to reason it is logical or obvious
- noun, listen to reason to be persuaded peaceably
- noun, reasons of State political justifications for an immoral act
- verb, to think logically or draw (logical conclusions) from facts or premises
- verb, to urge or seek to persuade by reasoning
- verb, to work out or resolve (a problem) by reasoning
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