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because definition

be·cause (bē kôz′, -kuz′; bi-)

conjunction

  1. for the reason or cause that; on account of the fact that; since
  2. the reason that; that: used to introduce a noun clause

Etymology: ME bi cause < bi, by + cause

because Idioms

because of

by reason of; on account of

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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