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raison d'être definition

rai·son d'être (rā′zōn det′, det′rə; Frre zōn de′tr')

reason for being; justification for existence

Etymology: Fr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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