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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 passageplay

  Familiarity information: LOCUS CLASSICUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LOCUS CLASSICUS (noun)


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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