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vera causa

vera causa noun: the true or real cause of something.

Noun

vera causa

  1. The true or real cause of something.
    • Max von Pettenkofer […] upheld a version of the miasmatic theory and denied the bacillus was the vera causa of cholera.1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 422

Origin of vera causa

From Latin vera (“true”) + causa (“cause”).

Questions about vera causa

What does vera causa mean?
Vera causa means the true or real cause of something.
What part of speech is vera causa?
Vera causa is a noun.

Words near vera causa in the dictionary

  1. Vepsians
  2. Vepsish
  3. ver
  4. ver.
  5. vera
  6. vera causa
  7. Vera Cruz
  8. Vera Cruz jalap
  9. Vera Cruz jalaps
  10. veracious
  11. veraciously

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