Term: raison d'etre: reason for being
Candidate hypernym: rationalization: the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason → 1
Candidate hypernym: ensete: Old World tropical herbs: Abyssinian bananas → 0
Candidate hypernym: catalog: a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things → 0
Candidate hypernym: sill: (geology) a flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock → 0
Candidate hypernym: damp-proof course: a course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building → 0
Candidate hypernym: test rocket: a rocket fired for test purposes → 0
Candidate hypernym: cyclic neutropenia: neutropenia that occurs periodically → 0
Candidate hypernym: spirituality: concern with things of the spirit → 0
Candidate hypernym: nonrestrictive clause: a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies → 0
Candidate hypernym: centner: in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms → 0
Candidate hypernym: protectorship: the position of protector → 0