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reason noun

  /ˈɹiːzən/ , [ˈɹi(ː)z(ə)n] , [ˈɹiːz(ə)n] , [ˈɹiːzn̩] , [ˈɹɪjzn̩] , [ˈɹɪjzən]
  • (uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
 réasún, ciall
  • That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
 ábhar, fáth
  • An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.
 fáth, ábhar

reasonable adjective

  /ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bəl/ , /ˈɹiːz.nə.bəl/ , [ˈɹɪiz.nə.bəl]
  • Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
 ciallmhar, réasúnta
  • Not expensive; fairly priced.
 réasúnta

reasonably adverb

  /ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bli/ , /ˈɹiːz.nə.bli/
  • Quite; fairly; satisfactorily.
 réasúnta

reasonableness noun

  /ˈɹiː.zə.nə.bəl.nəs/ , /ˈɹiːz.nə.bəl.nəs/ , [ˈɹɪiz.nə.bəl.nəs]
  • (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being reasonable.
 réasún, réasúntacht
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