sequitur

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noun

A logical conclusion or consequence of facts.

Opposite
non sequitur
OriginLatin sequitur →
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Meanings

nounsequitur (plural sequiturs or sequuntur)

plural sequiturs · plural sequuntur

  1. A logical conclusion or consequence of facts.

    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

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
non sequitur

Origin

  1. Latinsequitur“it follows”
  2. Englishsequitur

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

More words from Latin

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Translations

Spanish congruencia
  • congruenciaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

sequitur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sequitur

MLA

“sequitur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sequitur. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sequitur,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sequitur.

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