sine+qua+non

  • 21sine qua non — noun (plural sine qua nons; also sine quibus non) 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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  • 22sine qua non — (si né koua non ) s. m. La condition indispensable, sans laquelle on ne peut rien.    Adjectivement. Condition sine qua non. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Lat. res (sous entendu), chose, sine, sans, qua, laquelle, non, non …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 23sine qua non — /suy nee kway non , kwah, sin ay/; Lat. /si ne kwah nohn / an indispensable condition, element, or factor; something essential: Her presence was the sine qua non of every social event. [ < LL sine qua (causa) non without which (thing) not] * * * …

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  • 24sine qua non — [[t]sɪ̱ni kwɑː no͟ʊn, AM nɑ͟ːn[/t]] N SING: a N A sine qua non is something that is essential if you want to achieve a particular thing. [FORMAL] Successful agricultural reform is also a sine qua non of Mexico s modernisation …

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  • 25sine qua non — si|ne qua non vgl. ↑Conditio sine qua non …

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  • 26sine qua non —    (SEE neh kwah NON) [Latin: without which, nothing] Indicating something essential; a necessary element or condition.    The ability of each player to listen to the others in a quartet is a sine qua non of fine ensemble playing …

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  • 27SINE QUA NON — Loc. adv. latine qui s’emploie adjectivement en français pour signifier Qui est indispensable, sans quoi rien ne peut se faire, ne peut avoir lieu. Une condition sine qua non …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 28sine qua non — noun /ˌsɪneɪ kwɑː ˈnoʊn,ˌsaɪnɨ kweɪ ˈnɒn/ a) An essential or indispensable element, condition, or ingredient. 2000:Przeworski, A., Alvarez, M., Cheibub, J., Limongi, F. Democracy and Development. Cambridge University Press.p34. b) a test used to&#8230; …

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  • 29sine qua non — noun (singular) Latin formal something that you must have, or which must exist, for something else to be possible (+ for/of): The control of inflation is a sine qua non for economic stability …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30Sine Qua Non (wine) — Sine Qua Non (also known as SQN) is a California cult winery known for its Rhône style blends, a tendency to avoid repetition, and a very limited production of wine that is highly difficulty to obtain.cite web |last= Asimov |first= Eric, The New&#8230; …

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