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How to pronounce raison d'etre in English?

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Type Words
Type of rationalisation, rationalization
Type Words
Type of function, purpose, role, use

Examples of raison d'etre

raison d'etre
As Myers points out, we cannot expect it to bargain away its very raison d'etre.
From the suntimes.com
You acknowledge that the raison d'etre of the EU has been the promotion of peace.
From the economist.com
The raison d'etre of the state is that it is an instrument of serving the people.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Setting off such explosions seems to be the raison d'etre of the Breitbart empire.
From the forbes.com
The group's raison d'etre remains the glorification of Charles Manson, now 40.
From the time.com
Without them the whole raison d'etre for a social network quickly disappears.
From the techcrunch.com
The question is how big can an event go before it loses its soul and raison d'etre?
From the eu.techcrunch.com
We're no longer a single issue party and local causes are our raison d'etre.
From the kidderminstershuttle.co.uk
I could not understand the raison d'etre of a multitude of sects and castes.
From the en.wikipedia.org