/ · 1894 Brewer’s · N · Non Sequitur (A)
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A conclusion which does not follow from the premises stated.
“The name began with B and ended with G. Perhaps it was Waters.”—Dickens: Nicholas Nickleby, p 198.
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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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