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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Rationale \Ra`tion*a"le\ (r[a^]sh`[u^]*n[a^]l" or
r[a^]sh`[u^]n*[=a]"l[-e]), n. [L. rationalis, neut.
rationale. See {Rational}, a.]
An explanation or exposition of the principles of some
opinion, action, hypothesis, phenomenon, or the like; also,
the principles themselves.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rationale
n 1: (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially
an explanation of the working of some device in terms of
laws of nature); "the rationale for capital punishment";
"the principles of internal-combustion engines" [syn:
{rationale}, {principle}]
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