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inconsequence

noun
in·​con·​se·​quence | \ (ËŒ)in-ˈkän(t)-sÉ™-ËŒkwen(t)s How to pronounce inconsequence (audio) , -si-kwÉ™n(t)s\

Definition of inconsequence

: the quality or state of being inconsequent
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Examples of inconsequence in a Sentence

up to that point his life had been one largely marked by inconsequence

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 As a result, some of those moments flirt with inconsequence or facile symbolism. — Jesse Green, New York Times, "Review: ‘Mary Page Marlowe’ Lives an Ordinary, Extraordinary Life," 12 July 2018

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1579, in the meaning defined above

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