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According to WordNet, the noun "reason" has 6 sense(s).

105819149 a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying".

106739990 an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon; "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly".

109178999 a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration".

105651680 the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil".

114379829 the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions".

106740402 a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice".


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