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DUE TO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does due to mean?
• DUE TO (adjective)
The adjective DUE TO has 1 sense:
1. (usually followed by 'to') able to be assigned or credited to
Familiarity information: DUE TO used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(usually followed by 'to') able to be assigned or credited to
Synonyms:
ascribable; due to; imputable; referable
Context examples:
punctuation errors ascribable to careless proofreading / the cancellation of the concert was due to the rain / the oversight was not imputable to him / decide to which of these motives such extraordinary scenes are referable
Similar:
attributable (capable of being attributed)
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