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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌɹæʃ.əˈnɑːl/ [UK], /ˌɹæʃ.əˈnæl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rationale.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rationales [plural], rationalia [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːl, -æl Etymology: From Late Latin ratiōnāle. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|LL.|ratiōnāle}} Late Latin ratiōnāle Head templates: {{en-noun|s|rationalia}} rationale (plural rationales or rationalia)
  1. An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something. Synonyms (explanation): reasoning, rationalization Translations (explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons): абгрунтаванне (abhruntavannje) [neuter] (Belarusian), логично обяснение (logično objasnenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 推理 (tuīlǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), ratio [feminine] (Dutch), perustelu (Finnish), perusteet [plural] (Finnish), perussyyt [plural] (Finnish), raison [feminine] (French), Argumentation [feminine] (German), Begründung [feminine] (German), σκεπτικό (skeptikó) [neuter] (Greek), przesłanki [feminine, plural] (Polish), основа́ние (osnovánije) [neuter] (Russian), обоснова́ние (obosnovánije) [feminine] (Russian), оправда́ние (opravdánije) [neuter] (Russian), razlog (Serbo-Croatian), opravdanje (Serbo-Croatian), zdôvodnenie (Slovak), fundamentación [feminine] (Spanish), fundamento [masculine] (Spanish), mantıklı izah (Turkish), ussal açıklama (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-rationale-en-noun-yEqJHvGf Disambiguation of 'explanation': 99 1 Disambiguation of 'explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons': 97 3
  2. A justification or rationalization for something. Synonyms (justification): reasoning Translations (justification or rationalization): обосновка (obosnovka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), onderbouwing [feminine] (Dutch), perustelu (Finnish), perusteet [plural] (Finnish), justification [feminine] (French), raison [feminine] (French), uzasadnienie [neuter] (Polish), основа́ние (osnovánije) [neuter] (Russian), zdôvodnenie (Slovak), justificación [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-rationale-en-noun-TP160C8c Disambiguation of 'justification': 8 92 Disambiguation of 'justification or rationalization': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌɹæʃ.əˈnɑːl/ [UK], /ˌɹæʃ.əˈnæl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rationale.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rationales [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːl, -æl Etymology: From Latin ratiōnāle. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|ratiōnāle}} Latin ratiōnāle Head templates: {{en-noun}} rationale (plural rationales)
  1. (rare, religion) A liturgical vestment worn by some Christian bishops of various denominations. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Religion, Clothing Translations (liturgical vestment): rationaali (Finnish), rational [masculine] (French), surhuméral [masculine] (French), Rationale [neuter] (German), Superhumerale [neuter] (German), razionale [masculine] (Italian), racjonał [masculine] (Polish), рационал (racional) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-rationale-en-noun-E2lrh9sH Disambiguation of Clothing: 12 11 77 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 8 64 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 7 63 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 29 11 59 Topics: lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adjective [Latin]

Forms: ratiōnāle [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|adjective form|head=ratiōnāle}} ratiōnāle
  1. nominative/vocative/accusative singular neuter of ratiōnālis (“rational, of reason”) Tags: accusative, form-of, neuter, nominative, singular, vocative Form of: ratiōnālis (extra: rational, of reason)
    Sense id: en-rationale-la-adj-kz6vaPjt Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 64 27 9

Noun [Latin]

Head templates: {{la-noun|ratiōnāle<3>}} ratiōnāle n (genitive ratiōnālis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|ratiōnāle<3>}} Forms: ratiōnāle [canonical, neuter], ratiōnālis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], ratiōnāle [nominative, singular], ratiōnālia [nominative, plural], ratiōnālis [genitive, singular], ratiōnālium [genitive, plural], ratiōnālī [dative, singular], ratiōnālibus [dative, plural], ratiōnāle [accusative, singular], ratiōnālia [accusative, plural], ratiōnālī [ablative, singular], ratiōnālibus [ablative, plural], ratiōnāle [singular, vocative], ratiōnālia [plural, vocative]
  1. The breastplate worn by Israelite high priests (Translation of λογεῖον (logeîon) or λόγιον (lógion, “oracle”) in the Septuagint version of Exodus 28.) Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-rationale-la-noun-ljViTq4w Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 12 84 3
  2. a rationale worn by a bishop Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-rationale-la-noun-5ffSbYLu

Inflected forms

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    {
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      "form": "ratiōnālia",
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          "text": "Rationale quoque iudicii facies opere polymito iuxta texturam superumeralis ex auro hyacintho et purpura coccoque bis tincto et bysso retorta (And you shall make the breastplate of judgment with skillful work; like the work of the ephod you shall make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shall you make it.)"
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      "word": "Argumentation"
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      "sense": "explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Begründung"
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      "word": "przesłanki"
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      "sense": "explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons",
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      "sense": "explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons",
      "word": "ussal açıklama"
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      "word": "onderbouwing"
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      "word": "perustelu"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "word": "uzasadnienie"
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      "form": "ratiōnālis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ratiōnāle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ratiōnālia",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ratiōnālis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ratiōnālium",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ratiōnālī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ratiōnālibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ratiōnāle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ratiōnālia",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ratiōnālī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ratiōnālibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ratiōnāle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ratiōnālia",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ratiōnāle<3>"
      },
      "expansion": "ratiōnāle n (genitive ratiōnālis); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ratiōnāle<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Vulgate Bible, Exodus 28:15",
          "text": "Rationale quoque iudicii facies opere polymito iuxta texturam superumeralis ex auro hyacintho et purpura coccoque bis tincto et bysso retorta (And you shall make the breastplate of judgment with skillful work; like the work of the ephod you shall make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shall you make it.)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The breastplate worn by Israelite high priests (Translation of λογεῖον (logeîon) or λόγιον (lógion, “oracle”) in the Septuagint version of Exodus 28.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "breastplate",
          "breastplate"
        ],
        [
          "λογεῖον",
          "λογεῖον#Ancient Greek"
        ],
        [
          "λόγιον",
          "λόγιον#Ancient Greek"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a rationale worn by a bishop"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rationale",
          "rationale#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "rationale"
}

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