Definitions
re·dux
adjective
Origin:
1650–60; < Latin: returning (as from war or exile), nounderivative (with passive sense) of redūcere to bring back; see reduce
1650–60; < Latin: returning (as from war or exile), nounderivative (with passive sense) of redūcere to bring back; see reduce
non se·qui·tur
noun
1. Logic . an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises.
2. a statement containing an illogical conclusion.
Origin:
< Latin: it does not follow
< Latin: it does not follow
kireji
adjective
切れ字 lit. “cutting word”
Origin:
< Japanese
< Japanese
par·al·lax
noun
the apparent displacement or the difference in apparent direction of an object as seen from two different points not on a straight line with the object; especially : the angular difference in direction of a celestial body as measured from two points on the earth’s orbit
Origin:
Middle French parallaxe, from Greek parallaxis, fromparallassein to change, from para- + allassein to change, from allos other
Middle French parallaxe, from Greek parallaxis, fromparallassein to change, from para- + allassein to change, from allos other
First Known Use: 1580
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