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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; by reason of; for sake of, for the purpose of; by dent of; on the force of; by way 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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