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 Definitions of tertium quid  [ˈtɜr ʃi əm ˈkwɪd, ˈtɛər ti-]  

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Definition of 'tertium quid' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) tertium quid
something related in some way to two things, but distinct from both; something intermediate between two things.

2.  tertium quid
a third person or thing of indeterminate character.

Etymology:  (1715–25; < L, trans. of Gk tríton ti some third thing)

Definition of 'tertium quid' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) tertium quid
some third thing similar to two opposites but distinct from both

'tertium quid' - Nearby Entries  

tertiary period  tertiary syphilis  tertigravida  tertium quid  tertry  tertullian  terylene  



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