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Meaning of "terminus a quo" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TERMINUS A QUO

Literally: the end from which.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TERMINUS A QUO

terminus a quo  [ˈtɜːmɪˌnʊs ɑː ˈkwəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TERMINUS A QUO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Terminus a quo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TERMINUS A QUO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Terminus post quem

Terminus post quem and terminus ante quem specify the known limits of dating for events. A terminus post quem is the earliest time the event may have happened, and a terminus ante quem is the latest. An event may well have both a terminus post quem and a terminus ante quem, in which case the limits of the possible range of dates are known at both ends, but many events have just one or the other. Similarly, terminus ad quem is the latest possible date of a non-punctual event, while terminus a quo is the earliest. Both terminus post quem and terminus ante quem are relative dating methods, and cannot provide an absolute date when an event occurred. For example, consider an archaeological find of a burial that contains coins dating to 1588, 1595 and others less securely dated to 1590-1625. The terminus post quem for the burial would be the latest date established with certainty: in this case, 1595, based on the latest securely dated coin- the burial had to occur in 1595 or later. A secure dating of a younger coin to a later date would shift the terminus post quem.

Definition of terminus a quo in the English dictionary

The definition of terminus a quo in the dictionary is the starting point; beginning.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TERMINUS A QUO


Iwo
ˈiːwəʊ
Luo
ləˈwəʊ
Maewo
mɑːˈeɪwəʊ
Manchoukuo
ˈmænˈtʃuːˈkwəʊ
Manchukuo
ˈmænˈtʃuːˈkwəʊ
whoa
wəʊ
wo
wəʊ
woah
wəʊ
woe
wəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TERMINUS A QUO

terminally
terminate
termination
terminational
terminative
terminatively
terminator
terminator seed
terminatory
terminer
termini
terminism
terminist
terminological
terminologically
terminologies
terminologist
terminology
terminus
terminus ad quem

WORDS THAT END LIKE TERMINUS A QUO

basso continuo
Chiang Ching-kuo
continuo
duo
in vacuo
Jiang Jing Guo
moto perpetuo
quid pro quo
status quo
the status quo

Synonyms and antonyms of terminus a quo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «terminus a quo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TERMINUS A QUO

Find out the translation of terminus a quo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of terminus a quo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «terminus a quo» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

末端的现状
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

terminus a quo
570 millions of speakers

English

terminus a quo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक जस टर्मिनस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وضع نهاية الامر الواقع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Terminus кво
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

terminus a quo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একটি কোও
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

terminus a quo
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terminal a quo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

terminus a quo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

現状の末端
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

현상 유지 말단
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Terminus a quo
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Terminus một nguyên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு முடிவுக்கு வந்தது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टर्मिनस ए क्यू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bir termino terminus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

terminus a quo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

terminus a quo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Terminus кво
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

terminus a quo
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

terminus a quo
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eindpunt a quo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

terminus a quo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Terminus quo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of terminus a quo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TERMINUS A QUO»

The term «terminus a quo» is used very little and occupies the 153.384 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TERMINUS A QUO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about terminus a quo

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TERMINUS A QUO»

Discover the use of terminus a quo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to terminus a quo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Medieval Discussions of the Eternity of the World
imports an order to a terminus a quo, there is a recession from the terminus through the act of making. If "a creature is made from nothing" means "a creature is a recession from nothing" or from non-being simpliciter as from a terminus a quo, ...
Richard C. Dales, 1990
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Jewish History in Conflict: A Study of the Major Discrepancy ...
Once the author had such a desire, he may have believed that verses 9:24—27 most reasonably implied that the terminus a quo and terminus ad quem of the 490 years were the beginning of the exilic period and the end of the Second Temple ...
Mitchell First, 1997
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Summa Theologiae: Volume 8, Creation, Variety and Evil: 1a. ...
Sicut generatio simpliciter est nobilior et prior quam alteratio propter hoc quod forma substantialis est nobilior quam forma accidentalis; tamen privatio substantialis formae, quae est terminus a quo in generatione, est imperfectior quam ...
Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Gilby, 2006
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Avicenna
At Physics II.1, Avicenna notes that every motion necessarily requires a point from which it begins, or a terminus a quo (ma⎺ minhi), and a point at which it ends, or a terminus ad quem (ma⎺ ilayhi). The terminus a quo is the initial state of ...
Jon McGinnis, 2010
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Reconciliation and Justification: The Sacrament and Its Theology
A. THE NATURE OF JUSTIFICATION The Summa Halensis focused the fourfold processus iustificationis in the following, somewhat philosophical terms: In justification there are two terms: namely, [a terminus a quo] from evil and [a terminus ad ...
Kenan Osborne, 2001
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Reports of the Cases Argued and Adjudged in the King's ...
Serjeant Burland for the defendant — The merits of this cafe have been tried, and the courts do not grant new trials for any little flip in pleadings where they fee that the merits have beert tried ; but I submit it to the court, that the terminus a quo, ...
Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, George Wilson, 1799
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Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the King's Courts at ...
Serjeant Burland for the defendant — The merits of this cafe have been tried, and the courts do not grant new trials for any little flip in pleadings where they fee that the merits have been tried; but I submit it to the court, that the terminus a quo, ...
Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, George Wilson, Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, 1784
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Adverbial Subordination: A Typology and History of Adverbial ...
English wben or German als, which can cover almost the whole semantic space of temporality, except for Terminus a quo ('since') and interclausal relations of posterior time, i. e. Posteriority ('before') and Terminus ad quem ('until'). This leads ...
Bernd Kortmann, 1997
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Averroes' Physics: A Turning Point in Medieval Natural ...
whole in either of them and it is also impossible for it not to be in one of them, because [b] between terminus a quo and the first terminus ad quem there is no intermediate [state];60 for if there were an intermediate [state] the first terminus ad  ...
Ruth Glasner, 2009
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Christologie Des Alten Testamentes und Commentar Über Die ...
A more accurate determination of the period between the terminus ad quem of the prophecies of Jeremiah, and the terminus a quo of that before us, would only have served to dishearten those who were returning, or entirely to prevent them ...
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg, 1839

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TERMINUS A QUO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term terminus a quo is used in the context of the following news items.
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Zbiórka na busa dla teatru Terminus A Quo. Poprzedni się spalił
Znacie Teatr Terminus A Quo z Nowej Soli? Podczas powrotu z Festiwalu Sztuki Teatralnej z Rybnika formacja miała wypadek. Aktorzy zdążyli uratować siebie i ... «Gazeta.pl, May 15»
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Teatr Terminus A Quo na Nocy Amerykańskiej z Happy birthday i …
Nowosolski Teatr TAQ jak zawsze w formie. Najwyższej! Po raz kolejny zaprezentowali brawurowy spektakl na otwarcie Nocy – w tym roku – Amerykańskiej w ... «NaszeMiasto.pl, May 15»
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Teatr, który kłuje, bulwersuje i wywołuje torsje
Młoda aktorka z Teatru Terminus A Quo z Nowej Soli w końcowej scenie zrzuca, a w zasadzie zdziera z siebie ubranie i idzie nago przez salę, pośród ... «Wiadomości Wrzesińskie, Mar 15»
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Olecko. Wielka uczta dla miłośników teatru
Oprócz spektakli konkursowych wydarzenie przewiduje występy gościnne : Teatru Terminus A Quo z Nowej Soli,który zaprezentuje dwa spektakle plenerowe ... «Gazeta Olsztyńska, Jul 14»
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The Most Powerful Pro-Life Speech Ever Heard at the United Nations
... with an explicit terminus ad quem of 18 years and a terminus a quo implicit in the preamble's clear reference to the child's rights “before and after birth”. «LifeNews.com, Oct 13»
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The road ahead: 'Communal riots of 1953 gave birth to extremism …
... the participants to reflect on the two major findings of the Munir Commission Report on communal riots of 1953 that, in his opinion, were the terminus a quo for ... «The Express Tribune, Sep 13»
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Brendan Simms: Europe - The Struggle For Supremacy, 1453 To …
Scholars sometimes write about terminus a quo and terminus ad quem, by which they mean dates after which and before which respectively something must ... «Herald Scotland, May 13»
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Skandal czy sztuka? Spektakl Teatru Terminus a Quo z Nowej Soli
Teatr Terminus a Quo podczas przeglądu w Maszewie wystawił kontrowersyjny spektakl. Widzów przeraziło to, że aktor zabił siekierą karpia i rozszarpał go na ... «Gazeta Lubuska, May 10»
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Teatr Terminus a Quo zaprezentował spektakl uliczny "Go”
Ciała pogrążone w letargu pod murami kamienicy. Terminus a Quo przyzwyczaił swoich widzów do niekonwencjonalnego stylu swoich spektakli. (fot. fot Daniel ... «Gazeta Lubuska, Sep 09»

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