condition sine qua non

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sine quā nōn (“without which it is not possible”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃ si.ne kwa nɔn/

Noun

condition sine qua non f (plural conditions sine qua non)

  1. a sine qua non, an indispensable condition
    Near-synonym: condition nécessaire

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