"terminus ante quem" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From the Latin terminus (“boundary, limit”) and ante (“before”) and quem (“which”), the accusative of quī (“what”). Literally meaning "the limit before which". Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|terminus||boundary, limit}} Latin terminus (“boundary, limit”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?|nolink=1}} terminus ante quem
  1. The date before which an event in the past must have occurred: the date before which a document must have been written, the date before which an archaeological artifact must have been deposited, and so on. Hypernyms: terminus Related terms: no later than Coordinate_terms: terminus ad quem
    Sense id: en-terminus_ante_quem-en-noun-fYkzaDLp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Time
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