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rationale

Main Entry:: ra·tio·nale
Pronunciation:: \ˌra-shə-ˈnal\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Latin, neuter of rationalis
Date:: 1657

1 : an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena 2 : an underlying reason : basis

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