sine qua non

Pronunciation Tips:

• Pronounce the letter "i" as the short vowel /ɪ/ ― as in the word "sin."

• Pronounce the letter "e" as the weak schwa vowel /ə/.

• Pronounce the letters "qu" as /kw/.

• Pronounce both the letter a" and the letter "o" as the short vowel /ɑ/.

• Stress the final syllable.

Practice Sentences:

Definition:

• ( noun) An essential factor or condition which is indispensable (Latin: without which not, or without which it cannot be

Note:

• This is a word in which the spelling includes all of the five vowel letters: a, e, i, o, and u, although the letter "u" is pronounced as the consonant glide /w/.