Sequitur
/ˈsɛ.kwə.tɚ/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A logical conclusion or consequence of facts.
"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."
Example
More examples"Non sequitur is the last resort of the inane."
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin sequitur (“it follows”), the third person form of sequor (“I follow”).