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sine qua nonMain Entry: si·ne qua non Pronunciation: \ˌsi-ni-ˌkwä-ˈnän, -ˈnōn also ˌsē-; also ˌsī-ni-ˌkwā-ˈnän\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural sine qua nons also sine qui·bus non \-ˌkwi-(ˌ)bu̇s- also -ˌkwī-\ Etymology: Late Latin, without which not Date: 1602 : something absolutely indispensable or essential <reliability is a sine qua non for success>
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