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   Cau·sa·tion

   /kôˈzāSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of causing something: "investigating the role of nitrate in the causation of cancer"
   • ▪ the relationship between cause and effect; causality: "a strong association is not a proof of causation"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Latin causatio(n-) ‘pretext’ (in medieval Latin ‘the action of causing’), from causare ‘to cause’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • U

     1

   • S

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

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