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  1. on account ofconjunction

    On account of the fact that: because, since.

  2. on account ofpreposition

    Because of, due to, owing to.

  3. on account ofpreposition

    For the sake of.

  4. on account ofpreposition

    Because.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of on account of in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of on account of in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of on account of in a Sentence

  1. Murray Edelman, _Politics as Symbolic Action_, p. 1:

    Political history is largely an account of mass violence and of the expenditure of vast resources to cope with mythical fears and hopes.

  2. John Burdon Sanderson Haldane:

    I have come to the conclusion that my subjective account of my motivation is largely mythical on almost all occasions. I don't know why I do things.

  3. Chancellor Angela Merkel:

    We are seeing some small effect (from the measures) but we are far from where we need to be, we know a pandemic does not take account of the holidays.

  4. Sir Arthur Helps:

    It is better in some respects to be admired by those with whom you live, than to be loved by them. And this is not on account of any gratification of vanity, but because admiration is so much more tolerant than love.

  5. Will Rogers:

    On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does.


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