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rai⋅son d'ê⋅tre

  [rey-zohn de-truh; Fr. re-zawn de-truh ]
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–noun, plural rai⋅sons d'ê⋅tre  [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
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