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— English words —

• raison␣d'etre n. Alternative spelling of raison d’être.
• raison␣d'être n. Reason for being. The claimed reason for the existence of something or someone; the sole or ultimate…

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Swedish
  • raison␣d'être n. (Somewhat formal) raison d’être.

— English words, defined in French —

• raison␣d’etre n. (Gallicisme) Raison d’être.
• raison␣d’être n. (Gallicisme) Raison d’être.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• raison␣d'etre s. Razão de ser.
• raison␣d'être s. Razão de ser.

— In French —

• raison␣d’être n.f. Raison pour laquelle une personne ou un objet vit, ou existe.

— In Portuguese —

• raison␣d'être s. (Estrangeirismo) razão de ser.

14 English words from 3 English definitions

Alternative being claimed existence for formal reason sole someone something Somewhat spelling the ultimate

3 English words from 6 foreign definitions

objet pour ser

3 foreign words from 3 English definitions

être raison tre

11 foreign words from 6 foreign definitions

Estrangeirismo être existe Gallicisme laquelle personne Raison razão razão␣de␣ser une vit

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

raison␣d'êtres

29 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ais Ais AIs AIS A.I.s det Det DET det. Det. ETR iso ISO iso- ison Ison NDE onde rai Rai raï rais son Son SON -son sond sonde Sonde

20 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

edn. EDNOS ert ERT IAR nos Nos NOS Nºˢ nos. Nos. OSI RTÉ Rte. RTed Sia SIA ted Ted TED

3 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

noise␣trader residronate risedronate

9 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

deterrations noise␣traders overstrained rainforested raison␣d'êtres raisons␣d'etre raisons␣d'être risedronates risendronate

4 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

irredentas oreasterid resedation restrained

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

raisons␣d'etre raisons␣d'être

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