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A '''non sequitur''' ({{IPAc-en|lang|n|ɒ|n|_|ˈ|s|ɛ|k|w|ᵻ|t|ər}} {{respell|non|_|SEK|wit|ər}}, {{IPA-la|noːn ˈsɛkᶣɪtʊr|classical}}; "it does not follow") is a conversational [[List of narrative techniques|literary device]], often used for comedic purposes. It is something said that, because of its apparent lack of meaning relative to what preceded it,<ref>''The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English''. Oxford University Press, 2009.</ref> seems [[Absurdity|absurd]] to the point of being humorous or confusing.
This use of the term is distinct from the [[Formal fallacy|non sequitur in logic]], where it is a [[fallacy
==Etymology==
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