English Explanatory Dictionary

terminus ad quem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. the latest possible date of a non-punctual event (period, era, etc.)
  2. an objective or goal

Word forms

terminus ad quem termini ad quos

Etymology

From Latin terminus (“limit”) + ad (“up to”) + quem (“which”), the accusative of quī (“what”). Literally meaning “the limit up until which”.

Related words

terminus ante quem terminus post quem terminus a quo
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