D defs.my
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Causal

/kôz'-əl/ · Caus·al · IPA /ˈkɔ.zəl/
01 a. Relating to a cause or causes; inplying or containing a cause or causes; expressing a cause; causative.
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    Relating to a cause or causes; inplying or containing a cause or causes; expressing a cause; causative.
    Causal propositions are where two propositions are joined by causal words.” — Watts.
02 n. A causal word or form of speech.
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    A causal word or form of speech.
    “Anglo-Saxon drencan to drench, causal of Anglo-Saxon drincan to drink.” — Skeat.