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TERTIUM QUID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tertium quid mean?
• TERTIUM QUID (noun)
The noun TERTIUM QUID has 1 sense:
1. some third thing similar to two opposites but distinct from both
Familiarity information: TERTIUM QUID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Some third thing similar to two opposites but distinct from both
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("tertium quid" is a kind of...):
oppositeness; opposition (the relation between opposed entities)
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