| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PREPOSITION: | On account of; by reason of. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English bi cause of, by reason of : bi, by; see by1 + cause, reason; see cause + of, of; see of.
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