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<entry> <ent_seq>2513950</ent_seq> <k_ele> <keb>作用因</keb> </k_ele> <r_ele> <reb>さよういん</reb> </r_ele> <sense> <pos>&n;</pos> <xref>質料因</xref> <xref>形相因</xref> <xref>目的因</xref> <field>&phil;</field> <gloss>efficient cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?")</gloss> </sense> </entry>