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- noun Anglicized spelling of
raison d'être ; a reason for living.
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- noun reason for being
- noun the purpose that justifies a thing's existence
Etymologies
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From French raison d'être
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martagreen commented on the word raison d'etre
(n): Reason or justification for existing. French: raison, reason + de, of, for + être, to be.
March 7, 2009
sionnach commented on the word raison d'etre
See rum raisin d'être
March 7, 2009