"raison" meaning in French

See raison in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʁɛ.zɔ̃/, /ʁe.zɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-raison.ogg Forms: raisons [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French reson, raison, inherited from Latin ratiōnem. Compare the borrowed doublet ration. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|reson|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French reson, {{inh+|fr|fro|reson}} Inherited from Old French reson, {{m|fro|raison}} raison, {{inh|fr|la|ratio|ratiōnem}} Latin ratiōnem, {{doublet|fr|ration|notext=1}} ration Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} raison f (plural raisons)
  1. reason (cause) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-raison-fr-noun-SeYOi3bx
  2. reason (mental faculties) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-raison-fr-noun-wxBEmmnc Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 11 42 42
  3. (mathematics) common difference (of an arithmetic series) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-raison-fr-noun-hjZ0ZTns Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 11 42 42 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  4. (mathematics) common ratio (of a geometric series) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-raison-fr-noun-zgaAZIwv Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 11 42 42 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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