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sine die
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adverb sine
  1. Latin, sine dies
  2. Latin, die
  1. without specifying a date (for a future event); indefinitely
sine qua non
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noun
  1. An essential or indispensable element or condition
  2. a test used to establish causation in fact.
smorzando
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adverb
  1. Music. Fading away.
sommelier
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noun
  1. A wine steward. The person at an expensive restaurant who keeps the wine cellar and advises guests on a choice of wines.
    The recommended the perfect wine, opened the bottle with paní¡che, and served it perfectly.
sotto voce
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noun
  1. (music) A direction in a score that a piece should be played softly
adjective
  1. In soft tones; quiet.
  1. (music) soft
adverb
  1. quietly
  1. (music) softly
sub rosa
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noun
  1. Slang. Used in Workers' Compensation cases to mean covert surveillance video used to catch Workers' Compensation applicants and show that they are in fact not injured. Also spelled subrosa.
adjective sub-rosa
  1. Carried out secretly or confidentially
adverb
  1. In secret or covertly; privately or confidentially
    they held the meeting sub rosa
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