"cause and effect" meaning in All languages combined

See cause and effect on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: en-us-cause and effect.ogg Forms: causes and effects [plural]
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  1. Causation; causality; the process whereby causes lead to effects. Wikipedia link: causality Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (causation, causality): Ursache und Wirkung (German), cúis agus éifeacht (Irish)

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