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causal.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkɔːzəl/Received-Pronunciation[ˈkʰo̞ːz̥əl]Received-Pronunciation/ˈkoːzəl/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard[ˈkʰoːz̥əl]Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard

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

    There is no causal relationship between eating carrots and seeing in the dark.
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈkɔːzəl/Received-Pronunciation[ˈkʰo̞ːz̥əl]Received-Pronunciation/ˈkoːzəl/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard[ˈkʰoːz̥əl]Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard

  1. A word (such as because) that expresses a reason or a cause.

Where this word comes from

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

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