terminus ante quem

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the date before which a document must have been written
the date before which an archaeological artifact must have been deposited
The latest possible date for something
Terminus post quem ("limit after which", often abbreviated to TPQ) and terminus ante quem ("limit before which") specify approximate dates for events. A terminus post quem is the earliest time the event may have happened, and a terminus ante quem is the latest
terminus ante quem

    Hyphenation

    ter·mi·nus an·te quem

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    Etymology

    () From the Latin terminus (“a boundary, a limit”) and ante (“before”) and quem (“which”), the accusative of quī (“what”). Literally meaning "the limit before which".
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