raison

See also Raison

French

Etymology

From Latin ratio, rationem.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ʁɛ.zɔ̃/, X-SAMPA: /RE.zO~/

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

• avoir raison de
• raison d'État
• raisonner

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Old French

Noun

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

1. Alternative form of reson.