terminus post quem

noun

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.”

Similar
terminus a quo
Opposite
terminus ante quem
OriginLatin terminus post quem non licet →
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Meanings

nounterminus post quem (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe 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.

    Synonyms: terminus a quo · Antonyms: terminus ante quem

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe earliest possible date for an event.

Similar
terminus a quo
Opposite
terminus ante quem
Also see
terminus a quo

Origin

  1. Latinterminus post quem non licet“the point after which is not allowed”
  2. Englishterminus post quem

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

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terminus post quem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terminus%20post%20quem

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“terminus post quem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terminus%20post%20quem. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “terminus post quem,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terminus%20post%20quem.

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