sequitur

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sequitur (“it follows”), the third person form of sequor (“I follow”).

Noun

sequitur (plural sequiturs or sequuntur)

1. A logical conclusion or consequence of facts.
   • 1843, Edgar Allan Poe, ‘The Mystery of Marie Rogêt’:

     He is accordingly in haste to show that it was not kept on shore; for, if so, ‘some trace would be found on shore of the murderers’. I presume you smile at the sequitur.

Antonyms

• non sequitur

Anagrams

• rustique, tiqueurs

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) sequitur

1. third-person singular present active indicative of sequor