Etymology

terminus post quem

Today it means: The earliest possible date for an event. Full definition →

Latin terminus post quem non licet
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromterminus post quem non licet“the point after which is not allowed”
  2. English todayterminus post quem

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

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