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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: terminus post quem, terminus a quo
Broader terms: terminus
History
From the Latin terminus (“boundary, limit”) and ante (“before”) and quem (“which”), the accusative of quī (“what”). Literally meaning "the limit before which".
