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    Rai·son d'ê·tre
    /ˌrāzôn ˈdetrə/

    noun

    • 1. the most important reason or purpose for someone or something's existence: "an institution whose raison d'être is public service broadcasting"
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  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › raison d'êtreRaison d'être Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of RAISON D'ÊTRE is reason or justification for existence. How to use raison d'être in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › raison-d-etreRAISON D'ÊTRE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Raison d'être is a French phrase that means a reason for existence. Learn how to use it in English with examples and translations in other languages.

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  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › raison d'etreRaison d'etre - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    IPA guide. A person's raison d'etre is their purpose or reason for living. It's why they do things. In French, raison d'etre literally means "reason for being," and in English it means about the same. Someone's raison d'etre is the most important thing to them: Michael Jordan's raison d'etre was basketball. Beethoven's raison d'etre was music.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › frenchEnglish Translation of “RAISON D’ÊTRE” | Collins French ...

    English Translation of “RAISON D’ÊTRE” | The official Collins French-English Dictionary online. Over 100,000 English translations of French words and phrases.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › raison_d'êtreraison d'être - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    Alternative forms

    1. raison d'etre

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French raison d’être (literally “reason to be”).

    Pronunciation

    1. (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɹeɪzɒ̃ ˈdɛtɹə/, /ˌɹɛzɒ̃ ˈdɛtɹə/

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    Etymology

    Borrowed from French raison d’être.

    Pronunciation

    1. IPA(key): /rɛˌzɔnˈdɛːtrə/

    Noun

    raison d'être f (uncountable) 1. raison d'être

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    Pronunciation

    1. IPA(key): /ʁɛ.zɔ̃ d‿ɛtʁ/, /ʁe.zɔ̃ d‿ɛtʁ/

    Noun

    raison d’être f (plural raisons d’être) 1. raison d'être

    Anagrams

    1. détrônerais

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    Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from French raison d’être.

    Noun

    raison d'être f (plural raisons d'être) 1. raison d'être (reason for existence)

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    Noun

    raison d'être n 1. (somewhat formal) raison d'être 1.1. Synonym: existensberättigande 1.1. 2023 March 24, Jonathan Sindihebura, “Debby Friday: ”För mig är klubben också en kyrka” [Debby Friday: "For me, the club is also a church"]”, in Gaffa (magazine)‎: 1.1.1. "Som person är du väl inte bara en sak?", frågar Debby retoriskt. Hennes raison d'être verkar vara att svara nej på frågan i alla initiativ hon tar för sig. 1.1.1.1. "As a person, you're not just a thing, are you?" Debby asks rhetorica...

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    1. raison d'être in Svensk ordbok (SO)

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  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › raison-detreDefinition of 'raison d'etre' - Collins Online Dictionary

    6 days ago · Raison d'être is a French phrase meaning the most important reason for existing in a certain way. Learn how to use it in sentences and see synonyms, pronunciation and word origin.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › raison-detreRAISON D'ETRE definition in American English | Collins ...

    4 days ago · Raison d'être is a French phrase meaning reason or justification for being or existence. Learn how to use it in sentences with Collins Dictionary, which provides definitions, synonyms, translations and word origin.

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