causal

[ kaw-zuhl ]
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adjective
  1. of, constituting, or implying a cause.

  2. Grammar. expressing a cause, as the conjunctions because and since.

Origin of causal

1
1520–30; <Latin causālis, equivalent to caus(a) cause + -ālis-al1

Other words from causal

  • caus·al·ly, adverb
  • non·caus·al, adjective
  • non·caus·al·ly, adverb
  • su·per·caus·al, adjective
  • un·caus·al, adjective

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How to use causal in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for causal

causal

/ (ˈkɔːzəl) /


adjective
  1. acting as or being a cause

  2. stating, involving, or implying a cause: the causal part of the argument

  1. philosophy (of a theory) explaining a phenomenon or analysing a concept in terms of some causal relation

Derived forms of causal

  • causally, adverb

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