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terminus ad quem

[ ter-mi-noos ahd kwem; English tur-muh-nuhs ad kwem ]

noun

, Latin.
  1. the end to which; aim; goal; final or latest limiting point.


terminus ad quem

/ ˈtɜːmɪˌnʊs æd ˈkwɛm /

noun

  1. the aim or terminal point
“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 ad quem1

literally: the end to which
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Example Sentences

We do not know either the terminus a quo from which or the terminus ad quem to which the writer reckoned.

It will be observed that in each case there is a certain reticence or vagueness as to the terminus ad quem.

Sensations are the stable rock, the terminus a quo and the terminus ad quem of thought.

The Peace of Versailles is certainly not a terminus ad quem.

The main object of our trip down the River of Barks—the terminus ad quem of the expedition, so to speak—was a bear.

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terminusterminus a quo