sine die

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌɪni ˈdʌɪiː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪni ˈdaɪi/
• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪneɪ ˈdiːeɪ/

Adverb

sine die (not comparable)

1. 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^[1], page 1407:

     In accordance with the Standing Orders of the Legislative Council, I now adjourn the Council, sine die.

Derived terms

• adjournment sine die

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ne ˈdi.e/
• Hyphenation: sì‧ne dì‧e

Adverb

sine die

1. sine die

Spanish

Adverb

sine die

1. 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^[2]:

     “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