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单词 terminus ad quem
释义

terminus ad quem

noun

-ˌäd-ˈkwem How to pronounce terminus ad quem (audio)
1
: a goal, object, or course of action : destination, purpose
2
: a final limiting point in time

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Such is, of course, the entire purpose of our systems of uniform laws and the terminus ad quem of the Uniform Law Commission. Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, literally, limit to which

First Known Use

1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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