Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lucus a non lucendo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lu-cus a non lu-cen-do
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

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

Example Sentences

"This Sun, into which Jones was now conducted, was truly named, as lucus a non lucendo; for it was an apartment into which the sun had scarce ever looked."
"BUDGE, strong drink; […] Probably a corruption of BOOZE. Probably also, on the lucus a non lucendo principle, because its use made one incapable of budging."

Etymology

From Latin lūcus ā nōn lūcendō, literally "a grove from not shining", referring to Roman rhetorician Quintilian's assertion, in his Institutio Oratoria, that Latin lūcus (“grove”) derived from lūceō (“to shine”), because groves were dark places and did not shine.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: lūcus ā nōn lūcendō

Questions

What does lucus a non lucendo mean?: A form of illogical argument asserting that two things are related because they have opposite significations.
Where does lucus a non lucendo come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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