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February 16, 2025

Word of the Day: Non Sequitur

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Word of the Day
: February 16, 2025

\NAHN-SEK-wuh-ter\ noun

What It Means

A non sequitur is a statement that either does not logically follow from, or is not clearly related to, what was previously said.

// We were talking about the new restaurant when she threw in some non sequitur about her dog.

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