"propterea" meaning in Latin

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Adverb

Forms: proptereā [canonical], eāpropter [alternative]
Etymology: From propter (“because of”) + ea (“these things”). Head templates: {{la-adv|proptereā|-}} proptereā (not comparable)
  1. therefore; for that reason Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: propterea quod (english: because), c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 1.3:Perfacile factū esse illīs probat cōnāta perficere, proptereā quod ipse suae cīvitātis imperium obtentūrus esset […] .He proves to them that it is very easy for those [men] to accomplish [similar] attempts [at kingship], because he himself was about to obtain the supreme command of his own tribe […] .(Literally, A pleonasm, or redundancy.) (english: on this account because.)
    Sense id: en-propterea-la-adv-vIxtnIyg Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "word": "proptereā quod ipse suae cīvitātis imperium obtentūrus esset […] .He proves to them that it is very easy for those [men] to accomplish [similar] attempts [at kingship]"
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