rationale
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ra·tio·nale
noun \ˌra-shə-ˈnal\Definition of RATIONALE
1
: an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena
2
: an underlying reason : basis
See Examples of RATIONALE
- <the rationale for starting the school day an hour later is that kids will supposedly get an extra hour of sleep>
Origin of RATIONALE
Latin, neuter of rationalis
First Known Use: 1657
Related to RATIONALE
- Synonyms
- account, accounting, argument, case, explanation, reason
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