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rationale

/ˌɹæʃ.əˈnæl/

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What does rationale mean?

noun

  1. An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something.
  2. A justification or rationalization for something.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. (rare) A liturgical vestment worn by some Christian bishops of various denominations.

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/ˌɹæʃ.əˈnæl/

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The discovery of Mendelian elements admirably coincided with and at once gave a rationale of these facts.
A. C. (Albert Charles) SewardDarwin and Modern ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #1909
The Expedition had a problem sketched in unmistakable feature, and the following pages will shortly set forth its historical origin and rationale.
Douglas, Sir MawsonThe Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914Project Gutenberg ebook #6137
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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.
Henry Smith Williams; Edward Huntington WilliamsA History of Science — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #1705
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.
John LockeAn Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 2 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 3 and 4Project Gutenberg ebook #10616
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.
James NasmythJames Nasmyth, Engineer: An AutobiographyProject Gutenberg ebook #476