terminus post quem

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The earliest possible date for an event. uncountable
    — 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.

词源

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