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==Etymology==
The expression is [[Latin]] for "it does not follow."<ref>Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary. http://mw1.m-w.com/dictionary/non%20sequitur {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218101007/http://mw1.m-w.com/dictionary/non%20sequitur |date=2012-02-18 }}</ref> It comes from the words ''non'' meaning "not" and ''sequorsequi'' meaning "to follow".
 
==Usage==