Tertium-quid
[tur-shee-uh m kwid; Latin ter-ti-oo m kwid] /ˈtɜr ʃi əm ˈkwɪd; Latin ˈtɛr tɪˌʊm ˈkwɪd/
noun
1.
something related in some way to two things, but distinct from both; something intermediate between two things.
tertium quid
/ˈtɜːtɪəm ˈkwɪd/
noun
1.
an unknown or indefinite thing related in some way to two known or definite things, but distinct from both: there is either right or wrong, with no tertium quid
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