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rationale
/ˌɹæʃ.əˈnæl/
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What does rationale mean?
noun
- An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something.
- A justification or rationalization for something.
More meanings (1)
noun
- (rare) A liturgical vestment worn by some Christian bishops of various denominations.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɹæʃ.əˈnæl/
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The discovery of Mendelian elements admirably coincided with and at once gave a rationale of these facts.
The Expedition had a problem sketched in unmistakable feature, and the following pages will shortly set forth its historical origin and rationale.
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The rationale of this last experiment did not receive an explanation until about the beginning of the nineteenth century of our own era.
The learned divine and lawyer must, on such occasions, renounce his sacred definition of animal rationale, and substitute some other essence of the human species.
After finishing off the forging, my Lords gathered round the hammer again, when I explained to them the rationale of its working, and the details of its construction.