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terminus a quo
[ ter-mi-noos ah kwoh; English tur-muh-nuhs ey kwoh ]
noun
- the end from which; beginning; starting point; earliest limiting point.
terminus a quo
/ ˈtɜːmɪˌnʊs ɑː ˈkwəʊ /
noun
- the starting point; beginning
Word History and Origins
Origin of terminus a quo1
Example Sentences
When he arrived at Le Mans in 1101, his terminus a quo was probably Lausanne.
Sensations are the stable rock, the terminus a quo and the terminus ad quem of thought.
In creation there is no real and positive terminus a quo; in annihilation there is no real and positive terminus ad quem; these therefore are not changes in the proper sense of the term.
Every tendency or movement presupposes a terminus a quo, from which it starts, and a terminus ad quem, to which it tends.
Another explanation, which we believe is supported by Mr. Eustace Miles, scouts the notion of an ancient origin of the phrase and fixes the terminus a quo by the recent introduction of vegetarian diet.
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