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Dictionary definition for: Why

1. (n) the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase "the whys and wherefores"

2. (r) question word; what is the reason (`how come" is a nonstandard variant) "why are you here?" "how come he got an ice cream cone but I didn''t?"

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