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rea·son·ing
 reasoning
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- pronunciation:
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When someone uses reasoning, they come to a conclusion or decision by thinking about the facts of a situation.
The teacher read most of a story to her students and then asked them to use their reasoning to figure out how the story might end.- synonyms:
- logic
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derivation: |
reasoningly (adv.) |
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