raison

See also: Raison

French

Etymology

From Old French reson, raison, inherited from Latin rātiō. Compare the borrowed doublet ration.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɛ.zɔ̃/
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Noun

raison f (plural raisons)

  1. reason (cause)
  2. reason (mental faculties)
  3. (mathematics) common difference (of an arithmetic series)
  4. (mathematics) common ratio (of a geometric series)

Derived terms

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Old French

Noun

raison f (oblique plural raisons, nominative singular raison, nominative plural raisons)

  1. Alternative form of reson
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