05149589-n 'the purpose that justifies a thing's existence';
 
Chinese (simplified) 存在 的 目的 , 存在 的 理由 , 存在的目的 , 存在的理由
English raison d'etre
Japanese 存在理由
Definitions
Japanese
ものの存在を正当化する目的
English
the purpose that justifies a thing's existence
Relations
Hypernym: function
Semantic Field: attributen
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