terminus ad quem

noun

Etymology

From Latin terminus (“limit”) + ad (“up to”) + quem (“which”), the accusative of quī (“what”). Literally meaning “the limit up until which”.

  1. borrowed from terminus

Definitions

  1. the latest possible date of a non-punctual event (period, era, etc.)

  2. an objective or goal

The neighborhood

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