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terminus ad quem
[ ter-mi-noos ahd kwem; English tur-muh-nuhs ad kwem ]
noun
- the end to which; aim; goal; final or latest limiting point.
terminus ad quem
/ ˈtɜːmɪˌnʊs æd ˈkwɛm /
noun
- the aim or terminal point
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Word History and Origins
Origin of terminus ad quem1
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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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