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A non sequitur (English: / n ɒ n ˈ s ɛ k w ɪ t ər / non SEK-wit-ər, Classical Latin: [noːn ˈsɛkᶣɪtʊr]; "[it] does not follow") is a conversational literary device, often used for comedic purposes.
This traditional pronunciation then became closely linked to the pronunciation of English, and as the pronunciation of English changed with time, the English pronunciation of Latin changed as well. Until the beginning of the 19th century all English speakers used this pronunciation, including Roman Catholics for liturgical purposes. [2]
An inversion of non vitae sed scholae now used as a school motto non sequitur: it does not follow: In general, a comment which is absurd due to not making sense in its context (rather than due to being inherently nonsensical or internally inconsistent), often used in humor. As a logical fallacy, a conclusion that does not follow from a premise.
abusus non tollit usum: misuse does not remove use: The misuse of some thing does not eliminate the possibility of its correct use. cf. ab abusu ad usum non valet consequentia: ab utili: from utility: Used of an argument abyssus abyssum invocat: deep calleth unto deep: From Psalms 42:7; some translations have "sea calls to sea". accipe hoc ...
This page is one of a series listing English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera.Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek rhetoric and literature started centuries before the beginning of Latin literature in ancient Rome.
quam bene non quantum: how well, not how much: motto of Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada quam bene vivas referre (or refert), non quam diu: it is how well you live that matters, not how long: Seneca, Epistulae morales ad Lucilium CI (101) quamdiu (se) bene gesserit: as long as he shall have behaved well (legal Latin) I.e., "[while on ...
This page is one of a series listing English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek rhetoric and literature started centuries before the beginning of Latin literature in ancient Rome. [1] This list covers the letter O.
Non sequitur may refer to: Non sequitur (fallacy), an invalid argument whose conclusion is not supported by its premises; Non sequitur (literary device), an irrelevant, often humorous comment to a preceding topic or statement; Non Sequitur (comic strip), a comic strip by Wiley Miller "Non Sequitur" (Star Trek: Voyager), an episode of Star Trek ...