"ragione di essere" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Italian]

Forms: ragioni di essere [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “reason for being.” Compare French raison d’être. Etymology templates: {{m-g|reason for being.}} “reason for being.”, {{lit|reason for being.}} Literally, “reason for being.”, {{cog|fr|raison d'être}} French raison d’être Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} ragione di essere f (plural ragioni di essere)
  1. raison d'être Tags: feminine Synonyms: ragion di essere, ragion d'essere
    Sense id: en-ragione_di_essere-it-noun-vtUe1yKb Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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