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Received-Pronunciation:
/ˈkɔːzəl/
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Received-Pronunciation:
[ˈkho̞ːz̥əl]
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Australian, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard:
/ˈkoːzəl/
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[ˈkhoːz̥əl]
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/ˈkɔ.zəl/
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Scotland:
[ˈkɔːz̥əl]
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rhymes with -ɔːzəl
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CMU ARPABET:
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Of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
There is no causal relationship between eating carrots and seeing in the dark.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A word (such as because) that expresses a reason or a cause.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
involving or constituting a cause; causing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a causal relationship between scarcity and higher prices
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Borrowed from Late Latin causalis, from Latin causa (“cause”), equivalent to cause + -al, see cause.
Across languages
Translations 33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian :
прычы́нны
(pryčýnny)
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Breton :
arbennel
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Bulgarian :
причи́нен
(pričínen)
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Catalan :
causal
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Chinese Mandarin :
原因的
(yuányīn de)
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Czech :
příčinný
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Czech :
kauzální
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Dutch :
causaal
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Finnish :
kausaalinen
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Finnish :
syyperäinen
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
French :
causal
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
German :
kausal
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
German :
ursächlich
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Ancient Greek :
αἰτιατικός
(aitiatikós)
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Hindi :
कारणात्मक
(kārṇātmak)
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Hindi :
हेतुक
(hetuk)
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Ido :
kauzala
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Indonesian :
kausal
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Japanese :
因果の
(inga no)
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Polish :
przyczynowy
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Polish :
kauzalny
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Portuguese :
causal
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Russian :
причи́нный
(pričínnyj)
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Russian :
кауза́льный
(kauzálʹnyj)
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Russian :
причи́нно-сле́дственный
(pričínno-slédstvennyj)
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Scottish Gaelic :
adhbharach
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Spanish :
causal
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Swedish :
kausal
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Swedish :
orsaklig
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Tagalog :
masanhi
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Ukrainian :
причи́нний
(pryčýnnyj)
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Ukrainian :
кауза́льний
(kauzálʹnyj)
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
Ukrainian :
причи́нно-наслідко́вий
(pryčýnno-naslidkóvyj)
— of, relating to or being a cause of something
