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causa sine qua non
[ kou-sah si-ne kwah nohn; English kaw-zuh-sahy-nee kwey non, kaw-zuh-sin-ey kwah nohn ]
/ ˈkaʊ sɑ ˈsɪ nɛ kwɑ ˈnoʊn; English ˈkɔ zə ˈsaɪ ni kweɪ ˈnɒn, ˈkɔ zə ˈsɪn eɪ kwɑ ˈnoʊn /
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noun Latin.
an indispensable condition; requisite.
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Origin of causa sine qua non
Literally, “a cause without which not”
Words nearby causa sine qua non
caus., causal, causalgia, causality, causality paradox, causa sine qua non, causation, causationism, causative, cause, cause a commotion
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