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LOCUS CLASSICUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does locus classicus mean?
• LOCUS CLASSICUS (noun)
The noun LOCUS CLASSICUS has 1 sense:
1. an authoritative and often-quoted passage
Familiarity information: LOCUS CLASSICUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An authoritative and often-quoted passage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("locus classicus" is a kind of...):
passage (a section of text; particularly a section of medium length)
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