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ter⋅mi⋅nus ad quem

  [ter-mi-noos ahd kwem; Eng. tur-muh-nuhs ad kwem]
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Latin.
the end to which; aim; goal; final or latest limiting point.
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ter·mi·nus ad quem   (těr'mĭ-nŏŏs' äd kwěm', tûr'mə-nəs ād)   
n.  

  1. A goal or finishing point.

  2. A final limiting point in time: The date of the author's death was the only terminus ad quem for the manuscript.


[Latin, limit to which.]
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