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Pronunciation / Transliteration: koz
"Il a fait cela pour l'amour de l'art."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The purpose of achieving or keeping something; advantage, interest, or respect.
"She stayed in the boring job purely for the sake of stability." - 2
Intrinsic value or inherent worth, independent of external utility.
"He believed in the pursuit of art for its own sake."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Japanese word 'sake' (酒), referring to alcoholic beverages in general, but specifically to fermented rice wine in Western usage. The term has roots in Old Japanese and has been adopted globally to denote traditional Japanese brewed alcohol.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sake" is said worldwide
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cause
Transliteration: koz
"Il a fait cela pour l'amour de l'art."
Willens
Transliteration: ˈvɪləns
"Sie tat es um des Friedens willen."
amore
Transliteration: aˈmoːre
"Lo fa per amore della scienza."
bien
Transliteration: bjen
"Lo hizo por el bien de todos."
amor
Transliteration: aˈmoɾ
"Ele estuda arte pelo amor à arte."
वास्ते
Transliteration: vaaste
"उसने देश के वास्ते यह किया।"
缘故
Transliteration: yuángù
"为了安全起见，我们留在这里。"
위해
Transliteration: wihae
"그는 평화를 위해 일한다."
ため
Transliteration: tame
"芸術のための芸術。"
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