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noun
Synonym of efficient cause
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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Synonyms: efficient cause
Antonyms: none provided
History
Calque of Ancient Greek κινῆσαν αἴτιον (kinêsan aítion, literally “moving cause”).
