sine die

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sine die

/ˈsʌɪ.ni ˈdaɪ.iː/ UK
/ˈsɪ.neɪ ˈdiː.eɪ/ UK
/ˈsaɪ.ni ˈdaɪ.i/ US
/ˈsɪ.neɪ ˈdi.eɪ/ US

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

adverb

not comparable Without specifying a date (for a future event); indefinitely. 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.

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adv indefinitely

Español	sine die
中文	待續無期 /待续无期
Português	sine die
Italiano	sine die

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"sine die." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sine%20die. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sine die. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sine%20die

Chicago

"sine die." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sine%20die.

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@misc{sine_die_2026,
  title = {sine die},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sine%20die},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}