Meaning of locus | Babel Free
[ˈɫɔ.kʊs]Definitions
- place (referring to a specific location)
- a passage of literature
- opportunity; cause; occasion; grounds
- a region or general geographic area
Equivalents
Examples
“aliquem in alicuius locum substituere”
to put someone in place of another
“c. 190 BCE – 185 BCE, Plautus, Amphitryon 2.1.565–8:hypotactic.com AMPHITRUŌ: Tūn mē, verberō, audēs erum lūdificārī? Tūne id dīcere audēs, quod nēmō umquam homō antehāc vīdit nec potest fīerī, tempore ūnō homō īdem duōbus locīs ut simul sit? AMPHITRUO: You scoundrel; you dare to play tricks on me? You dare to claim something which no man has seen before, as it cannot be done, that one”
man can be in two places at the same time?
“Est in sēcessū longō locus: īnsula portum”
There is a place in deep isolation: [Here] an island, by the jutting of [its] sides, forms a harbor ….
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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