sequitur
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sequitur (“it follows”), the third person form of sequor (“I follow”).
Noun
sequitur (plural sequiturs or sequuntur)
- 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.
- 1843, Edgar Allan Poe, ‘The Mystery of Marie Rogêt’:
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Latin
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