terminus ante quem

English

noun
Definitions
  • The date before which a document must have been written.
  • The date before which an archaeological artifact must have been deposited.

Etymology

Derived from Latin terminus (limit, boundary, end, a bound, etc, ML, word, covenant, a term, period, in cog, -, also a time, - also a time).

Origin

Latin

terminus

Gloss

limit, boundary, end, a bound, etc, ML, word, covenant, a term, period, in cog, -, also a time, - also a time

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

辞

Emoji

Timeline

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