Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Reason (-s)
reason (-s), n. [OFr < L. ratiōn-em, reckoning, account, relation, understanding, motive, cause < rēri, think, reckon.] (webplay: ask, being, charity, God, known, men, mind, sense, soul, speak, talk, thought, world).
- Logic; rational thinking; mental construct.
- Answer; motive; grounds; determining factor; cause of action.
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