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causa sui

causa sui noun: something that is generated within itself, or assigns itself a purpose.

Noun

causa sui

  1. Something that is generated within itself, or assigns itself a purpose.

Origin of causa sui

From Latin [Term?].

Questions about causa sui

What does causa sui mean?
Causa sui means something that is generated within itself, or assigns itself a purpose.
What part of speech is causa sui?
Causa sui is a noun.

Words near causa sui in the dictionary

  1. cauris
  2. caus'd
  3. caus-
  4. causa proxima
  5. causa remota
  6. causa sui
  7. causability
  8. causable
  9. causal
  10. causal link
  11. causal links

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