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Sine Qua Non
/ˌsɪni kwɑ ˈnɑn/
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What does Sine Qua Non mean?
noun
- An essential or indispensable element, condition, or ingredient.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌsɪni kwɑ ˈnɑn/
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/ˌsɪni kwɑ ˈnoʊn//ˌsaɪni kweɪ ˈnɑn/
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He soon found that freedom from fear of arrest was not the sine qua non of his existence.
I repeat my assertion, that no one may think I have blundered--inequality of powers is the sine qua non of equality of fortunes.
More book examples (3)
A sine qua non of the new Farm Colony is that no intoxicating liquors will be permitted within its confines on any pretext whatever.
It is therefore a first principle, a very sine qua non of political freedom, that a man can be taxed only by his personal consent.
Water of course being a sine qua non, the first object in selecting a site for a factory is, to have water in plenty contiguous to the proposed buildings.