Terminus-ante-quem Definition

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The date before which a document must have been written.

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The date before which an archaeological artifact must have been deposited.

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Origin of Terminus-ante-quem

  • From the Latin terminus (“a boundary, a limit”) and ante (“before”) and quem (“which”), the accusative of quī (“what”). Literally meaning "the limit before which".

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