Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun terminus_a_quo

1 sense of terminus a quo

Sense 1
terminus a quo, starting point -- (earliest limiting point)
       => beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")