terminus a quo
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of terminus a quo
literally: the end from which
Example Sentences
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Every tendency or movement presupposes a terminus a quo, from which it starts, and a terminus ad quem, to which it tends.
From Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise by Preuss, Arthur
Contemned though they may be by some thinkers, these sensations are the mother-earth, the anchorage, the stable rock, the first and last limits, the terminus a quo and the terminus ad quem of the mind.
From Personality in Literature by Scott-James, Rolfe Arnold
Condemned though they be by some thinkers, these sensations are the mother-earth, the anchorage, the stable rock, the first and last limits, the terminus a quo and the terminus ad quem of the mind.
From The pragmatic theory of truth as developed by Peirce, James, and Dewey by Geyer, Delton Loring
The meeting vividly recalled the ball, the terminus a quo indeed from which the meditation in which he had been plunged since entering the park had started.
From The Marriage of William Ashe by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
And it was a vital question for them to determine at what point of time, between this terminus a quo and that terminus ad quem miracles came to an end.
From Lectures and Essays by Huxley, Thomas Henry
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