LOCUS


Meaning of LOCUS in English

/ ˈləʊkəs; NAmE ˈloʊ-/ noun

( pl. loci / ˈləʊsaɪ; NAmE ˈloʊ-/) ( formal or technical ) the exact place where sth happens or which is thought to be the centre of sth

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WORD ORIGIN

early 18th cent.: from Latin , place .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.