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non-sequitur

 [non sek-wi-ter, -toor; Lat. nohn se-kwi-toor]   Origin

non se·qui·tur

   [non sek-wi-ter, -toor; Lat. nohn se-kwi-toor]
noun
1.
Logic. an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises.
2.
a statement containing an illogical conclusion.
Origin:
< Latin: it does not follow
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non sequitur
1533, from L., lit. "it does not follow."
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non sequitur [(non sek-wuh-tuhr)]

A thought that does not logically follow what has just been said: “We had been discussing plumbing, so her remark about astrology was a real non sequitur.” Non sequitur is Latin for “It does not follow.”

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