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locus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin locus.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?l??k?s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?lo?k?s/
- Rhymes: -??k?s
Noun
locus (plural loci)
- A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.
- (mathematics) The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition.
- (genetics) A fixed position on a chromosome that may be occupied by one or more genes.
- (chiefly in the plural) A passage in writing, especially in a collection of ancient sacred writings arranged according to a theme.
Usage notes
- Sometimes confused with locust.
Derived terms
- homeolocus
- method of loci
- superlocus
Related terms
- local
- locality
- localization
- localize
- locate
- location
- locator
Translations
Anagrams
- ULOCs, clous
Latin
Etymology
From older stlocus, from Proto-Italic *stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to put, place, locate”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?lo.kus/, [????k?s?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?lo.kus/, [?l??kus]
Noun
locus m (genitive loc?); second declension
- place, spot (a specific location)
- a passage of literature
- in the plural with neuter gender: a region or general geographic area
Declension
Second-declension noun (otherwise or neuter).
The inflection is irregular. For senses one and two, the declension follows the regular masculine pattern. For sense three, the plural forms become neuter in gender and form.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- locus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- locus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- locus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- locus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin locus. Doublet of luego.
Noun
locus m (plural loci)
- (genetics) locus
locus From the web:
- what locust
- what locust tree has thorns
- what locust look like
- what locust means
- what locus mean
- what locusts eat
- what locus standi means
- what locusts do
inception
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin incepti?, from inceptus, Perfect passive participle of incipi? (“I begin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?s?p??n/, /?n?s?p?n/
- Rhymes: -?p??n
- Hyphenation: in?cep?tion
Noun
inception (plural inceptions)
- The creation or beginning of something; the establishment.
- From its inception, the agency has been helping people obtain and properly install car seats for children.
- A layering, nesting, or recursion of something.
Coordinate terms
- conception
Derived terms
- -ception
- inception flashback
Related terms
- incept
- inceptual
- incipient
Translations
See also
- from the get-go
inception From the web:
- what inception means
- what inception character are you
- what inception ending meaning
- what inception movie is all about
- what's inception rated
- what inception character am i
- what inception mean in arabic
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