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See also: Raison
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French reson, raison, inherited from Latin rātiō. Compare the borrowed doublet ration.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
raison f (plural raisons)
- reason (cause)
- reason (mental faculties)
- (mathematics) common difference (of an arithmetic series)
- (mathematics) common ratio (of a geometric series)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “raison” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Louisiana Creole French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French raison (“reason”), compare Haitian Creole rezon.
Verb[edit]
raison
References[edit]
- Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales
Old French[edit]
Noun[edit]
raison f (oblique plural raisons, nominative singular raison, nominative plural raisons)
- Alternative form of reson
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