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cause-and-effect

[ kawz-uh nd-i-fekt, -uh n- ]
/ ˈkɔz ənd ɪˈfɛkt, -ən- /
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adjective

noting a relationship between actions or events such that one or more are the result of the other or others.

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  6. causerie,
  7. causeuse,
  8. causeway,
  9. causey,
  10. causist
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