Terminus A Quo Definition

tĕrmĭ-no͝os ä kwō, tûrmə-nəs ā
noun
A starting point; point of origin; beginning.
Webster's New World
A first point in time.
The terminus a quo for the Middle Ages is often considered the fall of Rome in 476.
American Heritage
The lower limit of dating, as of the earliest plausible date at which a fact could have occurred or a document could have been written.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Terminus A Quo

  • Latin terminus ā quō limit from which

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from Latin

    From Wiktionary

Terminus A Quo Sentence Examples

  • When he arrived at Le Mans in 1 101, his terminus a quo was probably Lausanne.

  • Here we must bear in mind that Hebrew numeration always includes the day which is the terminus a quo as well as that which is term.

  • The use made by James of earlier material is as important for determining the terminus a quo of its own date as the use of it by later writers for the terminus ad quem.

  • The one idea is the transcendental terminus a quo and the other the transcendental terminus ad quem of all knowledge.

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