terminus a quo
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of terminus a quo
literally: the end from which
Example Sentences
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Only in the case of the Buddhistic writings is there a satisfactorily approximate terminus a quo, and even here approximate means merely within the limit of centuries.
From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Hopkins, Edward Washburn
The two termini of the importation, here spoken of, are a foreign country and the American Union—the first the terminus a quo, the second the terminus ad quem.
From American Eloquence, Volume 2 Studies In American Political History (1896) by Johnston, Alexander
When he arrived at Le Mans in 1101, his terminus a quo was probably Lausanne.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
Cognition, whenever we take it concretely, means determinate 'ambulation,' through intermediaries, from a terminus a quo to, or towards, a terminus ad quem.
From Meaning of Truth by James, William
The strength of his system lies in the principles, the origin, the terminus a quo of his thought; for us the strength is in the outcome, the upshot, the terminus ad quem.
From The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by James, William
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