"terminus ante quem" meaning in English

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Noun

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”), {{m|is|ante||before}} ante (“before”), {{m|la|quem||which}} quem (“which”), {{m|la|quī||what}} quī (“what”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?|nolinkhead=1}} terminus ante quem
  1. The date before which a document must have been written.
    Sense id: en-terminus_ante_quem-en-noun-MfBeeP~F
  2. The date before which an archaeological artifact must have been deposited.
    Sense id: en-terminus_ante_quem-en-noun-Ynfd53gP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: terminus post quem

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