Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A logical conclusion or consequence of facts.
Etymologies
- From the Latin sequitur ("it follows"), the third person form of sequor ("I follow"). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The non sequitur is yours I'm afraid: There is nothing about voice recognition that requires processing anything but the "physicality" of soundwaves.”
“Aiguy: The non sequitur is yours I'm afraid: There is nothing about voice recognition that requires processing anything but the "physicality" of soundwaves.”
“Another non-sequitur is a proposal to train teachers to "make lessons more relevant to students from different cultures".”
“That non sequitur is refuted by the Constitution's plain language, which empowers Congress to ratify treaties, declare war, fund and regulate military forces, and make laws "necessary and proper" for the execution of all presidential powers.”
“That non sequitur is refuted by the Constitution’s plain language ….”
“Her genius is for the non sequitur, which is why she's happy to have stopped making movies for a while.”
“It's a verbal technique based on Neuro-Linguistic Programming, and it's based on the use of non sequitur, which is French for "a word that makes no sense and freaks people out.”
“And so forth, to the astonishment of the auditory, who did not exactly see the 'sequitur' in either instance.”
The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett
“It’s a verbal technique based on Neuro-Linguistic Programming, and it’s based on the use of non sequitur, which is French for “a word that makes no sense and freaks people out.””
The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs : Reaction to my management style
“No, to head off the predictable non-sequitur, this is not something that primarily pertains to poor people or those with dark skin.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘sequitur’.
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Words ending -tur please add
vacatur, additur, remittitur, imprimatur, sequitur, decatur, þrífótur, furðuhlutur, klaviatur, res ipsa loquitur, allocatur, loquitur and 1 more...
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Aequoria's list
affect, deleterious, nuance, pliant, verbatim, pertinent, latter, municipality, provincial, voyeuristic, circumlocution, wane and 798 more...
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NTDW1
template, modal, sublingual, tandem, polycentric, septuagenarian, token, irrevocable, denotive, augural, aberrant, phlebotomy and 1188 more...
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Tolland's list
Those I've come across and try to keep fresh within my mind.
clandestine, dysphoric, indictive, vigil, fractious, assiduous, indefatigable, ubiquitous, insidious, paroicous, aplomb, sangfroid and 654 more...
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elij's Words
diegesis, intrinsic, semantic, salience, nonchalant, infosthetics, ambiguous, altruism, cynical, abstruse, vatic, encomium and 137 more...
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Nakoo's list of beautiful words.
Just about any word I like at the time.
razbliuto, anaxiphilia, lipothymous, inamorata, acushla, abulia, serendipity, alexithymia, quixotic, idiosyncratic, ad nauseam, equanimity and 305 more...
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Seven
turnskin, therianthrope, mimic, mimical, mimetic, animagus, selkie, incantatory, cynanthrope, therianthropy, nagual, pooka and 200 more...
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freericky's list
kvetch, antimacassar, hie, gnomon, stragedy, flibbertigibbet, lusus natura, mare, margaron, pornocracy, eroteme, merdivore and 9 more...
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stumblepeach - words
miasma, neologism, snuggery, hickory, frieze, slant, conspicuous, trullo, wikiality, truthiness, sequitur, monolith and 34 more...
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2012
by a long shot, tongue in cheek, nonesuch, sine qua non, segue, a fortiori, deus ex machina, dry-shod, sprezzatura, entropy, lingual, funky and 63 more...
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