locus
noun/ˈləʊkəs/
/ˈləʊkəs/
(plural loci
(specialist or formal)/ˈləʊkaɪ/, /ˈləʊsaɪ/
/ˈləʊkaɪ/, /ˈləʊsaɪ/
)- the exact place where something happens or that is thought to be the centre of somethingWord Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin, ‘place’.
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