lucus a non lucendo
lu·cus a non lu·cen·do
| \ ˈlükəˌsā¦nänlüˈsenˌdō \
Definition of lucus a non lucendo
: an illogical explanation or absurd derivation : non sequitur
the whole discussion may seem a lucus a non lucendo for all the light it throws upon the effect of the classics on mediaeval literature— H. O. Taylor
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