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causes and effects

causes and effects is the plural of cause and effect.

Meaning of cause and effect

Noun

cause and effect (usually uncountable, plural causes and effects)

  1. (usually) Causation; causality; the process whereby a cause leads to an effect.
    • “The thesis that the federal republic of Germany is leading an economic war against Russia reverses cause and effect”, said Bodo Ramelow, the Left party state premier for Thuringia.2022 September 19, Philip Oltermann, quoting Bodo Ramelow, “Germany’s Die Linke on verge of split over sanctions on Russia”, in The Guardian

Questions about causes and effects

What is causes and effects the plural of?
Causes and effects is the plural of cause and effect.

Words near causes and effects in the dictionary

  1. causerie
  2. causeries
  3. causers
  4. causes
  5. causes a stir
  6. causes and effects
  7. causes célèbres
  8. causes of action
  9. causes of death
  10. causest
  11. causet

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