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Sine quā Non

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An indispensable condition. Latin, Sine qua non potest esʹse or fieri (that without which [the thing] cannot be, or be done).

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Simple (The)
Simple Simon. A simpleton
Simplicity is sine plica
Simplon Road
Sin
Sin-eaters
Sincere
Sindhu
Sindon
Sine Die (Latin)
Sine quā Non
Sinecure [si-ne-kure]
Sinews of War
Sing a Song o Sixpence
Sing my Music, and not Yours
Sing Old Rose
Sing Out
Sing-su-hay
Singapores
Singing Apple
Singing-Bread