rationale
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
the rationale for capital punishment
Types & categories
- explanation hypernym
- dialectics hyponym
Related & opposite
- ratiocinate derivation
- law domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ratiocinate |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | explanation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dialectics |