Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vera causa

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: ve-r-a -causa
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The true or real cause of something.

Example Sentences

"Max von Pettenkofer […] upheld a version of the miasmatic theory and denied the bacillus was the vera causa of cholera."

Etymology

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

Questions

What does vera causa mean?: The true or real cause of something.
Where does vera causa come from?: From Latin vera (“true”) + causa (“cause”).

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