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terminus post quem

noun

Etymology

From Latin terminus post quem non licet (“the point after which is not allowed”).

  1. derived from terminus post quem non licet — “the point after which is not allowed”

Definitions

  1. The earliest possible date for an event.

    • The latest date on a coin in a hoard of objects is the earliest possible date of its deposit: the terminus post quem of its deposit.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA