raisons d'être

A form of raison d'être — A reason for being; the claimed reason for the existence of something or someone; the sole or ultimate purpose of something or someone.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of raison d'être
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raisons d'être. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raisons%20d'%C3%AAtre

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