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because of

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be⋅cause

  [bi-kawz, -koz, -kuhz]
Use because of in a Sentence
–conjunction
1. for the reason that; due to the fact that: The boy was absent because he was ill.
—Idiom
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.

Usage note:
1. See reason.
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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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

because 
c.1305, bi cause "by cause," modeled on Fr. par cause. Originally a phrase, often followed by a subordinate clause introduced by that or why.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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