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rai⋅son d'ê⋅tre
[rey-zohn de-truh; Fr. re-zawn de-truh ] 
–noun, plural rai⋅sons d'ê⋅tre [rey-zohnz de-truh; Fr. re-zawn de-truh ] .
[rey-zohnz de-truh; Fr. re-zawn de-truh ] . | reason or justification for being or existence: Art is the artist's raison d'être. |
Origin:
1865–70; < F
1865–70; < F
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| rai·son d'ê·tre (rā'zōn dět'rə, rě-zôɴ) n. pl. rai·sons d'être (rā'zōn, rě-zôɴ) Reason or justification for existing. [French : raison, reason + de, of, for + être, to be.] |
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