raison
See also: Raison
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French reson, raison, inherited from Latin ratiōnem. Compare the borrowed doublet ration.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁɛ.zɔ̃/, /ʁe.zɔ̃/
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Noun
raison f (plural raisons)
- reason (cause)
- reason (mental faculties)
- (mathematics) common difference (of an arithmetic series)
- (mathematics) common ratio (of a geometric series)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “raison”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Louisiana Creole
Etymology
From French raison (“reason”), compare Haitian Creole rezon.
References
- Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales
Old French
Yola
Noun
raison
- Alternative form of raaison
- 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:
- Dinna ishe mee a raison.
- Do not ask me the reason.
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 48
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