causal
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Late Latin causalis, from Latin causa (“cause”); see cause.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
causal (comparative more causal, superlative most causal)
- of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing
- There is no causal relationship between eating carrots and seeing in the dark.
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TranslationsEdit
of, relating to or being a cause of something
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NounEdit
causal (plural causals)
Further readingEdit
- causal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- causal in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
AnagramsEdit
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Late Latin causālis, from Latin causa.
AdjectiveEdit
causal (masculine and feminine plural causals)
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FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Late Latin causālis, from Latin causa.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /ko.zal/
- Homophones: causale, causales
AdjectiveEdit
causal (feminine singular causale, masculine plural causaux, feminine plural causales)
Further readingEdit
- “causal” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Late Latin causālis, from Latin causa.
AdjectiveEdit
causal m or f (plural causais, comparable)
- causal (of, relating to or being a cause of something)
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SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Late Latin causālis, from Latin causa.
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -al
AdjectiveEdit
causal (plural causales)