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Sit autem sermo vester: Est, est: Non, non.
Let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay.

The Vulgate version of James, v, 12. (A.D. 44) in the New Testament.

(a collective term for all organic substances of relatively recent, non-geological, origin which can be used for energy production)
(a description in which plants can be produced in containers filled with water and a number of other non-soil contents)
(Latin punctus "a point" or "a mark"; the standardized non-alphabetical symbols or marks that are used to organize writing into clauses, phrases, and sentences, and in this way to clarify meanings)
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non obs., non obstante
not withstanding
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non seq., non sequitur
it does not follow
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sine qua non (s) (noun), sine quibus non (pl)
1. An essential or indispensable feature or factor: Sometimes being calm is really a sine qua non for those who are waiting to see a medical doctor.
2. That which is an absolute prerequisite: The phrase sine qua non refers to a necessity or an indispensable condition or qualification for a particular purpose.

Wind, for example, is a sine qua non for flying a kite!
3. Etymology: from Latin, sine- "without" + qua, "which" + non, "not."

An essential condition.
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