- 1(formal) connected with the relationship between two things, where one causes the other to happen the causal relationship between poverty and disease
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- 2causal conjunction/connective (grammar) a word such as because that introduces a statement about the cause of something
NAmE//ˈkɔzəli//
Are the two factors causally connected?See causal in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: causal