sequitur

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sequitur (“it follows”), the third person form of sequor (“I follow”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.kwə.tɚ/, /ˈsɛ.kwə.tʊɹ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

sequitur (plural sequiturs or sequuntur)

1. A logical conclusion or consequence of facts.
   • 1843, Edgar Allan Poe, The Mystery of Marie Rogêt:

     He is accordingly in haste to show that it was not kept on shore; for, if so, ‘some trace would be found on shore of the murderers’. I presume you smile at the sequitur.

Antonyms

• non sequitur

Related terms

• agere sequitur esse

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: congruencia f

Anagrams

• rustique, tiqueurs

Latin

Verb

sequitur

1. third-person singular present active indicative of sequor