sine die
English
Pronunciation
Adverb
- 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
Spanish
Adverb
sine die
- 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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Further reading
- “sine die”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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