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rai·son d'ê·tre (r

n d

, r

-zô

)

n. pl. rai·sons d'être (r

n, r

-zô

)

Reason or justification for existing.

[French : raison, reason + de, of, for + être, to be.]

raison d'être French [rɛzɔ̃ dɛtrə]

n pl raisons d'être [rɛzɔ̃ dɛtrə]

reason or justification for existence

Translations

raison d'être [ˈreɪzɔːnˈdɛːtr] N → razón f de ser

raison d'être [ˌreɪz#xf5;ːnˈdeɪtr/ə] n → ragione f di vita

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