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sine qua non


Main 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)bs- 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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