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tertium quid

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ter⋅ti⋅um quid

  [tur-shee-uhm kwid; Lat. ter-ti-oom kwid]
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–noun
something related in some way to two things, but distinct from both; something intermediate between two things.
Origin:
1715–25; < L, trans. of Gk tríton⋅ti some third thing
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ter·ti·um quid   (tûr'shē-əm kwĭd', těr'tē-ŏŏm')   
n.  

  1. Something that cannot be classified into either of two groups considered exhaustive; an intermediate thing or factor.

  2. A third person or thing of indeterminate character.


[Late Latin : Latin tertium, from neuter of tertius, third + quid, something.]
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