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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- preposition On account of; by reason of.
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- preposition
On account of ; byreason of;for sake of , for thepurpose of; bydent of; on theforce of; byway of
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English bi cause of, by reason of : bi, by; see by + cause, reason; see cause + of, of; see of.]
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