Lucus A Non Lucendo Definition

phrase

A form of illogical argument asserting that two things are related because they have opposite significations.

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Origin of Lucus A Non Lucendo

  • Latin LUCUS A NON LUCENDO LUCUS A NON LUCENDO lucus a non lucendo , literally "a grove from not shining", referring to an ancient grammarian's assertion that Latin lucus (“grove") derived from luceo (“I shine"), because groves were dark places.

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