bycause

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A form of because — By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.

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Meanings

conjunction
  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of because.

    . called animal, bycause it is the first instrument of the soule, which the Latins call animam .”

    2009 March 15, William Safire, “Animal Spirits”, in New York Times

Origin

From by + cause.

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APA

bycause. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bycause

MLA

“bycause.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bycause. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bycause,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bycause.

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