Usually means: Third option beyond conventional choices.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word tertium quid:

General (16 matching dictionaries)
  1. tertium quid: Merriam-Webster
  2. tertium quid: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. tertium quid: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. tertium quid: Collins English Dictionary
  5. tertium quid: Vocabulary.com
  6. tertium quid: Wordnik
  7. tertium quid: Wiktionary
  8. tertium quid: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. tertium quid: Dictionary.com
  10. tertium quid: Online Etymology Dictionary
  11. Tertium quid: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. tertium quid: Rhymezone
  13. tertium quid: FreeDictionary.org
  14. tertium quid: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. tertium quid: TheFreeDictionary.com
  16. Tertium Quid: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)

Religion (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Irivng Hexham's Concise Dictionary of Religion (No longer online)

(Note: See tertium_quids as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (tertium quid)

noun:  Something intermediate between two classifications.
noun:  A third party in a situation, such as one who comes between two potential romantic partners; a "gooseberry" or "third wheel".

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