terminus a quo
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of terminus a quo
literally: the end from which
Example Sentences
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Sensations are the stable rock, the terminus a quo and the terminus ad quem of thought.
From The pragmatic theory of truth as developed by Peirce, James, and Dewey by Geyer, Delton Loring
The first object, starting place, or terminus a quo, is this northwest angle of Nova Scotia.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 3, part 2: Martin Van Buren by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)
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
If ix.-xiv. be a unity, a definite terminus a quo is provided in ix.
From Introduction to the Old Testament by McFadyen, John Edgar
In creation there is no real and positive terminus a quo; in annihilation there is no real and positive terminus ad quem; these therefore are not changes in the proper sense of the term.
From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter
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