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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

account, allegorization, clarification, cracking, decipherment, decoding, demonstration, demythologization, editing, elucidation, emendation, enlightenment, euhemerism, excuse, exegesis, exemplification, explanation, explication, exposition, expounding, grounds, illumination, illustration, justification, light, logic, philosophy, pretense, pretext, principle, rational ground, rationalization, reason, reason for, reason why, reasoning, simplification, solution, stated cause, the big idea, the idea, the whatfor, the wherefore, the why, theory, underlying reason, unlocking

Dictionary Results for rationale:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

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]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

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