sine die

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sine diē (literally “without a day”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

sine die (not comparable)

  1. Without specifying a date (for a future event); indefinitely.
    • 1860, Ellen Wood, East Lynne, Penguin, published 2005, page 6:
      Years ago […] he might have retrieved his position; but he had done what most people will do in such cases—put off the evil day sine die, and gone on increasing his enormous list of debts.
    • 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 105:
      In anticipation of Dr Hassiem's release the inquest of Mr Ngubene's death, originally scheduled for 13 April, was postponed sine die.
    • 1997, Andrew Wong, “Official Record of Proceedings—27 June 1997”, in Official Record of Proceedings of the Hong Kong Legislative Council‎, page 1407:
      In accordance with the Standing Orders of the Legislative Council, I now adjourn the Council, sine die.

Derived terms

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.ne ˈdi.e/
  • Hyphenation: sì‧ne dì‧e

Adverb

sine die

  1. sine die

Spanish

Adverb

sine die

  1. sine die
    • 2023 September 19, Silvia Ayuso, quoting Ana Miranda, “El BNG considera discriminatorio que se priorice la oficialización del catalán en la UE”, in El País‎:
      “Esperamos que solicitar un dictamen jurídico sobre las consecuencias de la oficialidad del galego, catalán y euskera y un análisis de su impacto económico no sea una maniobra para alargar sine die su implantación”, ha advertido.
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