- tertium quid
- [͵tɜ:ʃıəmʹkwıd] лат.
1. нечто третье; третья величина2. третий член «(из)вечного треугольника»
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tertium quid
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Tertium quid — (Latin for a third thing ) was a term used in the Christological debates of the fourth century to refer to the followers of Apollinaris who spoke of Christ as something neither human nor divine, but a mixture of the two, and therefore a third… … Wikipedia
Tertium quid — Ter ti*um quid [L.] A third somewhat; something mediating, or regarded as being, between two diverse or incompatible substances, natures, or positions. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tertium quid — 1724, from L., lit. third something, loan translation of Gk. triton ti (Plato), used in alchemy for unidentified element present in a combination of two known ones … Etymology dictionary
tertium quid — [tʉr′shē əm kwid′] n. [L, lit., third something] something of uncertain or unclassifiable nature, related to, but distinct from, two, usually opposite, things … English World dictionary
tertium quid — noun Etymology: Late Latin, literally, third something; from its failing to fit into a dichotomy Date: circa 1724 1. a middle course or an intermediate component < where there are two systems of law and two orders of courts, there must…be some… … New Collegiate Dictionary
tertium quid — ter•ti•um quid [[t]ˈtɜr ʃi əm ˈkwɪd, ˈtɛər ti [/t]] n. 1) fot something related in some way to two things, but distinct from both; something intermediate between two things 2) a third person or thing of indeterminate character • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
tertium quid — /terr shee euhm kwid /; Lat. /terdd ti oom kwid / something related in some way to two things, but distinct from both; something intermediate between two things. [1715 25; < L, trans. of Gk trítonti some third thing] * * * … Universalium
tertium quid — noun something intermediate between two classifications … Wiktionary
TERTIUM QUID — Latin term for a mediating alternative between the beginning and end points which is sometimes chosen when people are presented with a dilemma … Concise dictionary of Religion
tertium quid — [ˌtə:ʃɪəm kwɪd, ˌtə:tɪəm] noun an indefinite and undefined third thing related to two definite or known things. Origin C18: from late L., translation of Gk triton ti some third thing … English new terms dictionary
tertium quid — [L.] A third something … New dictionary of synonyms
