tertium quid

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tertium quid

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Borrowed from Latin tertium quid (“third thing”).

noun tertium quids

Something intermediate between two classifications.
A third party in a situation, such as one who comes between two potential romantic partners; a "gooseberry" or "third wheel". Once upon a time there was a Man and his Wife and a Tertium Quid.

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@misc{tertium_quid_2026,
  title = {tertium quid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tertium%20quid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}