"non-sequitur" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: non-sequiturs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} non-sequitur (plural non-sequiturs)
  1. Alternative form of non sequitur. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: non sequitur
    Sense id: en-non-sequitur-en-noun-j48TIuc2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Verb

Forms: non-sequiturs [present, singular, third-person], non-sequituring [participle, present], non-sequitured [participle, past], non-sequitured [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} non-sequitur (third-person singular simple present non-sequiturs, present participle non-sequituring, simple past and past participle non-sequitured)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, rare) To commit a non sequitur; to make a statement that does not logically follow a previous statement. Tags: intransitive, rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-non-sequitur-en-verb-sUII8xaK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Inflected forms

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