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\ɹˌaʃənˈal], \ɹˌaʃənˈal], \ɹ_ˌa_ʃ_ə_n_ˈa_l]\
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(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature); "the rationale for capital punishment"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines"
By Princeton University
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An explanation or exposition of the principles of some opinion, action, hypothesis, phenomenon, or the like; also, the principles themselves.
By Oddity Software
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An explanation or exposition of the principles of some opinion, action, hypothesis, phenomenon, or the like; also, the principles themselves.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].