Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cause and effect

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables: cause and -ef-fect
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Causation; causality; the process whereby a cause leads to an effect.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“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."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

causes and effects (plural)

Questions

What does cause and effect mean?: Causation; causality; the process whereby a cause leads to an effect.

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