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causal
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
causal
(adjective)
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causal
/
ˈ
kɑːzəl/
adjective
causal
/
ˈ
kɑːzəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of CAUSAL
formal
1
:
relating to or showing the cause of something
No
causal
connection/relationship between the events was found.
There is a
causal
link between poverty and crime.
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2
:
making something happen
:
causing something
The
causal
[=
causative
] agent of the disease is a fungus.
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— causally
adverb
The events are
causally
related.
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