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tertium quid
ter·ti·um quid T0123600 (tûr′shē-əm kwĭd′, tĕr′tē-o͝om′)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.]tertium quid (ˈtɜːtɪəm ˈkwɪd) nan unknown or indefinite thing related in some way to two known or definite things, but distinct from both: there is either right or wrong, with no tertium quid. [C18: from Late Latin, rendering Greek triton ti some third thing]ter•ti•um quid (ˈtɜr ʃi əm ˈkwɪd, ˈtɛər ti-)
n. 1. something related in some way to two things, but distinct from both; something intermediate between two things. 2. a third person or thing of indeterminate character. [1715–25; < Latin, translation of Greek tríton ti some third thing] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | tertium quid - some third thing similar to two opposites but distinct from bothoppositeness, opposition - the relation between opposed entities |
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