Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A secondary cause.

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  • noun A secondary cause.

Etymologies

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From by- +‎ cause.

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Examples

  • And yf it be lesse, by-cause the more may not be w {i} t {h} - draw ther-fro, borow an vnyte of the next figure that is worth {e} 10.

    The Earliest Arithmetics in English Anonymous 1902

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