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peruste.

grounds, basis (justification; argument(s) for)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈperusteˣ/[ˈpe̞rus̠te̞(ʔ)]
  1. grounds, basis (justification; argument(s) for)

    Millä perusteella...
    peruste pelolle / peruste pelkoon / pelon peruste
  2. grounds, basis (justification; argument(s) for) basis (foundation for an argument or hypothesis)

    verotuksen perusteet
    sopimuksen perusteella
  3. grounds, basis (justification; argument(s) for) argument (a fact or statement used to support a proposition)

    Minun perusteeni A:n puolesta on...
  4. grounds, basis (justification; argument(s) for) reason (thought or a consideration offered in support, explanation or as cause of an opinion, a conclusion or an action)

  5. principle (fundamental assumption or foundation of a theory)

    plural-normally
    Geometrian perusteet
Where this word comes from

perustaa (“to establish, found on, base on”) + -e. Coined by Finnish physician and translator Wolmar Schildt in 1846.

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