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Tertium quid

Tertium quid Meaning & Definition
Tertium quid Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tertium quid?

[n] some third thing similar to two opposites but distinct from both

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See Also | oppositeness | opposition

Tertium quid In Webster's Dictionary

\Ter"ti*um quid\ [L.] A third somewhat; something mediating, or regarded as being, between two diverse or incompatible substances, natures, or positions.

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