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terminus a quo

[ ter-mi-noos ah kwoh; English tur-muh-nuhs ey kwoh ]

noun

, Latin.
  1. the end from which; beginning; starting point; earliest limiting point.


terminus a quo

/ ˈtɜːmɪˌnʊs ɑː ˈkwəʊ /

noun

  1. the starting point; beginning
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of terminus a quo1

literally: the end from which

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