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[bi-kawz, -koz, -kuhz] Pronunciation Key
[bi-kawz, -koz, -kuhz] Pronunciation Key –conjunction
—Idiom
| 1. | for the reason that; due to the fact that: The boy was absent because he was ill. |
| 2. | because of, by reason of; due to: Schools were closed because of heavy snowfall. |
[Origin: 1275–1325; ME bi cause by cause]
] —Synonyms 1. Because, as, since, for, inasmuch as agree in implying a reason for an occurrence or action. Because introduces a direct reason: I was sleeping because I was tired. As and since are so casual as to imply merely circumstances attendant on the main statement: As (or since) I was tired, I was sleeping. The reason, proof, or justification introduced by for is like an afterthought or a parenthetical statement: I was sleeping, for I was tired. Inasmuch as implies concession; the main statement is true in view of the circumstances introduced by this conjunction: Inasmuch as I was tired, it seemed best to sleep.
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| because of
prep. On account of; by reason of. [Middle English bi cause of, by reason of : bi, by; see by1 + cause, reason; see cause + of, of; see of.] |
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