terminus a quo
[ ter-mi-noos ah kwoh; English tur-muh-nuhs ey kwoh ]
nounLatin.
the end from which; beginning; starting point; earliest limiting point.
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British Dictionary definitions for terminus a quo
terminus a quo
/ Latin (ˈtɜːmɪˌnʊs ɑː ˈkwəʊ) /
noun
the starting point; beginning
Origin of terminus a quo
1literally: the end from which
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