terminus a quo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

terminus a quo

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terminus a quo (literally, "the limit from which").

Related words

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