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reasoning
[ ree-zuh-ning, reez-ning ]
/ ˈri zə nɪŋ, ˈriz nɪŋ /
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OTHER WORDS FROM reasoning
rea·son·ing·ly, adverbhalf-rea·son·ing, adjectivenon·rea·son·ing, adjectiveWords nearby reasoning
Rea Silvia, reason, reasonable, Reason, Age of, reasoned, reasoning, reasonless, reassemble, reassert, reassess, reassessment
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British Dictionary definitions for reasoning
reasoning
/ (ˈriːzənɪŋ) /
noun
the act or process of drawing conclusions from facts, evidence, etc
the arguments, proofs, etc, so adduced
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