Final Cause
nounid
57996·updated May 18, 2026verified
(philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process
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Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Final Causes
- possessive
- Final Cause's
- pluralpossessive
- Final Causes'
Framework definitions
- §1
- (philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process
- §1 · legacy_primary
- (philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or processDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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