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raison d'etre Formal
Meaning: Your raison d'etre is your reason for living, or the most important thing in your life.
For example:
- When he was young, Carl's raison d'etre was enjoying life and exploring its possibilities. But after he got married and had kids, it was all about his family.
- Barbara says her company's raison d'etre has always had as much do with serving the community as with generating profits.
Quick Quiz:
My great aunt's raison d'etre had been her work. For her,
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