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nonsequitur

nonsequitur is the alternative form of non sequitur.

Meaning of non sequitur

Noun

non sequitur (plural non sequiturs or non sequuntur)

  1. Any abrupt and inexplicable transition or occurrence.
    • Having a costumed superhero abduct the vicar was an utter non sequitur in the novel.
  2. Any invalid argument in which the conclusion cannot be logically deduced from the premises.
    Synonyms:
    fallacy
    Antonyms:
    sequitur
  3. A statement that does not logically follow a statement that preceded it.
    • Ralph Wiggum is generally employed as a bottomless fount of glorious non sequiturs, but in “I Love Lisa” he stands in for every oblivious chump who ever deluded himself into thinking that with persistence, determination, and a pure heart he can win the girl of his dreams.2012 August 5, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “I Love Lisa” (season 4, episode 15; originally aired 02/11/1993)”, in AV Club
  4. A kind of pun that uses a change of word, subject, or meaning to make a joke of the listener’s expectation.

Forms of nonsequitur

pluralnonsequiturs

Questions about nonsequitur

What is nonsequitur the alternative form of?
Nonsequitur is the alternative form of non sequitur.

Words near nonsequitur in the dictionary

  1. nonsequentiality
  2. nonsequentially
  3. nonsequestered
  4. nonsequestration
  5. nonsequitous
  6. nonsequitur
  7. nonsequiturial
  8. nonsequiturs
  9. nonserf
  10. nonserfs
  11. nonserial

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