Dictionary![]() ![]() be•causePronunciation: (bi-kôz', -koz', -kuz'), [key] —conj. 1. for the reason that; due to the fact that: The boy was absent because he was ill. 2. because of, by reason of; due to: Schools were closed because of heavy snowfall. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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