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ter·mi·nus a quo (tĕrʹmĭ-no͝os' ä kwōʹ, tûrʹmə-nəsā)
n.
1. A starting point or origin.2. A first point in time:[Latin terminus āquō, limit from which.]
The terminus a quo for the Middle Ages is often considered the fall of Rome in 476.
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