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Causal

//ˈkɔ.zəl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing.

    "There is no causal relationship between eating carrots and seeing in the dark."

Adjective
  1. 1
    involving or constituting a cause; causing wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A word (such as because) that expresses a reason or a cause.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin causalis, from Latin causa (“cause”), equivalent to cause + -al, see cause.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Late Latin causalis, from Latin causa (“cause”), equivalent to cause + -al, see cause.

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