/ kɔːˈzeɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ] ( formal )
1.
the process of one event causing or producing another event
2.
= causality
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent.: from Latin causatio(n-) pretext (in medieval Latin the action of causing), from causare to cause.
/ kɔːˈzeɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ] ( formal )
1.
the process of one event causing or producing another event
2.
= causality
••
WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent.: from Latin causatio(n-) pretext (in medieval Latin the action of causing), from causare to cause.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005