terminus ante quemn.

Brit.

/ˈtəːmᵻnəs ˌantɪ ˌkwɛm/, U.S.

/ˈtərmᵻnəs ˌæn(t)i ˈkwɛm/

Inflections: Plural termini ante quem.

Forms:

α. 1800s– terminus ante quem.

β. 1900s– terminus ante.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with other borrowings from Latin. Etymons: Latin terminus, ante, quem, quī.

Etymology: < classical Latin terminus terminus n. + ante before (see ante- prefix) + quem, accusative of quī which (see who pron.), after terminus post quem n. Compare German terminus ante quem (1841 or earlier). Compare earlier terminus ad quem n. 2. In β. forms shortened < α. forms.

The latest possible date at which something could have occurred or might occur; = terminus ad quem n. 2. Frequently contrasted with terminus post quem.

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the world > time > period > [noun] > beginning or end of a period

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terminus post quem1834

terminus ante quem1858

1858 Bibliotheca Sacra Jan. 223 We have, therefore, a decided terminus ante quem.

1899 Cornell Stud. Classical Philol. 10 55 I can see no reason for fixing any definite terminus ante quem. c. 200 B.C. should not be far wrong.

1939 Burlington Mag. May 218/1 The termini post and ante of the glass, thus given by the birth of Charles (1500) and the death of Philip (1506).

1953 R. J. C. Atkinson Field Archaeol. vi. 166 It must be clearly understood that these termini post and ante quem are the closest that the archæologist can get (at least with present methods of research) to an absolute date.

1978 Maledicta 2 243 I must now propose 1888 as a conservative terminus ante quem for that species, and the evidence at that date points back considerably farther.

2015 Guardian (Nexis) 23 Mar. He has now made that election month his terminus ante quem—the date before which he will depart Downing Street.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	terminus ante quem
释义	terminus ante quemn. Brit. /ˈtəːmᵻnəs ˌantɪ ˌkwɛm/, U.S. /ˈtərmᵻnəs ˌæn(t)i ˈkwɛm/ Inflections: Plural termini ante quem. Forms: α. 1800s– terminus ante quem. β. 1900s– terminus ante. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with other borrowings from Latin. Etymons: Latin terminus, ante, quem, quī. Etymology: < classical Latin terminus terminus n. + ante before (see ante- prefix) + quem, accusative of quī which (see who pron.), after terminus post quem n. Compare German terminus ante quem (1841 or earlier). Compare earlier terminus ad quem n. 2. In β. forms shortened < α. forms. The latest possible date at which something could have occurred or might occur; = terminus ad quem n. 2. Frequently contrasted with terminus post quem. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > [noun] > beginning or end of a period terminusOE springinga1398 topc1440 fresh1566 front1609 skirt1624 epoch1673 turn1697 terminus post quem1834 terminus ante quem1858 1858 Bibliotheca Sacra Jan. 223 We have, therefore, a decided terminus ante quem. 1899 Cornell Stud. Classical Philol. 10 55 I can see no reason for fixing any definite terminus ante quem. c. 200 B.C. should not be far wrong. 1939 Burlington Mag. May 218/1 The termini post and ante of the glass, thus given by the birth of Charles (1500) and the death of Philip (1506). 1953 R. J. C. Atkinson Field Archaeol. vi. 166 It must be clearly understood that these termini post and ante quem are the closest that the archæologist can get (at least with present methods of research) to an absolute date. 1978 Maledicta 2 243 I must now propose 1888 as a conservative terminus ante quem for that species, and the evidence at that date points back considerably farther. 2015 Guardian (Nexis) 23 Mar. He has now made that election month his terminus ante quem—the date before which he will depart Downing Street. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1858
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