reasoning
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English
Pronunciation
Noun
reasoning (countable and uncountable, plural reasonings)
- (uncountable) The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises, abstract thought, ratiocination; (countable) any instance of this, especially as a process leading to an action, motive.
- (countable) A Rastafari meeting held for the purposes of chanting, prayer and discussion.
Synonyms
- (deduction of inferences): ratiocination, rationale, reasons, rationalization
Derived terms
Translations
deduction of inferences or interpretations
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Verb
reasoning
- present participle and gerund of reason
Further reading
- “reasoning”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “reasoning”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.