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tertium quid
[ tur-shee-uhm kwid; Latin ter-ti-oom kwid ]
noun
- something related in some way to two things, but distinct from both; something intermediate between two things.
tertium quid
/ ˈtɜːtɪəm ˈkwɪd /
noun
- an unknown or indefinite thing related in some way to two known or definite things, but distinct from both
there is either right or wrong, with no tertium quid
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tertium quid1
1715–25; < Latin, translation of Greek tríton·ti some third thing
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tertium quid1
C18: from Late Latin, rendering Greek triton ti some third thing
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Example Sentences
Both agree in Ens. Ens is a tertium quid — distinct from both.
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Existence or reality therefore must be a tertium quid, apart from motion and rest, not the sum total of those two items.
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Is Good identical with pleasure, or with intelligence, or is it a Tertium Quid, distinct from both?
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One party stood by the Harkeys, and another took Sarah's part, while the tertium quid said it was "all darn foolishness."
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This means something which is neither a variety nor yet a species—a tertium quid.
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