sine qua non
sine qua non
nounDefinition of SINE QUA NON
something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable <an extensive grounding in mathematics is a sine qua non for a career in architecture>
Synonyms condition, demand, must, must-have, necessary, necessity, need, needful, requirement, requisite, sine qua non
Near Antonyms amenity, comfort, extra, extravagance, frill, indulgence, luxury, superfluity, surplus, surplusage
Antonyms nonessential, nonnecessity
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