"rationalisation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rationalisation [singular], rationalisations [plural]
Etymology: rationalise + -ation or rational + -isation Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|rationalise|ation}} rationalise + -ation, {{ety-suffix|rational|isation}} rational + -isation Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Rationalisation is the act of trying to explain something with logical reasons.
    Sense id: simple-rationalisation-en-noun-GF7QsJ9Z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ation, Terms suffixed with -isation
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