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lo⋅cal
[loh-kuh
l] 
–adjective
| 1. | pertaining to or characterized by place or position in space; spatial. |
| 2. | pertaining to, characteristic of, or restricted to a particular place or particular places: a local custom. |
| 3. | pertaining to a city, town, or small district rather than an entire state or country: local transportation. |
| 4. | stopping at most or all stations: a local train. |
| 5. | pertaining to or affecting a particular part or particular parts, as of a physical system or organism: a local disease. |
| 6. | Medicine/Medical. (of anesthesia or an anesthetic) affecting only a particular part or area of the body, without concomitant loss of consciousness, as distinguished from general anesthesia. |
–noun
| 7. | a local train, bus, etc. |
| 8. | a newspaper item of local interest. |
| 9. | a local branch of a union, fraternity, etc. |
| 10. | a local anesthetic. |
| 11. | Often, locals.
|
| 12. | stamp (def. 22). |
| 13. | British Informal. a neighborhood pub. |
–verb (used without object)
| 14. | Informal. to travel by or take a local train or the like. |
stamp
[stamp] ,–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to strike or beat with a forcible, downward thrust of the foot. |
| 2. | to bring (the foot) down forcibly or smartly on the ground, floor, etc. |
| 3. | to extinguish, crush, etc., by striking with a forcible downward thrust of the foot (fol. by out): to stamp out a fire. |
| 4. | to suppress or quell (a rebellion, uprising, etc.) quickly through the use of overwhelming force (usually fol. by out). |
| 5. | to crush or pound with or as with a pestle. |
| 6. | to impress with a particular mark or device, as to indicate genuineness, approval, or ownership: to stamp a document with a seal. |
| 7. | to mark or impress with a design, word, mark, etc.: Age stamped his face with lines. |
| 8. | to impress (a design, word, mark, etc.) on: to stamp one's initials on a document. |
| 9. | to affix a postage stamp to (a letter, envelope, etc.). |
| 10. | to characterize, distinguish, or reveal: His ingenuity with words stamped him as a potential poet. |
–verb (used without object)
| 11. | to bring the foot down forcibly or smartly, as in crushing something, expressing rage, etc. |
| 12. | to walk with forcible or heavy, resounding steps: He stamped out of the room in anger. |
–noun
| 13. | postage stamp. |
| 14. | an act or instance of stamping. |
| 15. | a die or block for impressing or imprinting. |
| 16. | a design or legend made with such a die or block. |
| 17. | an official mark indicating genuineness, validity, etc., or payment of a duty or charge. |
| 18. | a peculiar or distinctive impression or mark: a great man who left his stamp on legal procedure. |
| 19. | character, kind, or type: a woman of serious stamp. |
| 20. | an official seal or device appearing on a business or legal document to show that a tax has been paid. |
| 21. | Also called local, local stamp. such a device, often similar to a postage stamp, issued by a private organization to show that the charges for mail carrying have been paid. |
| 22. | trading stamp. |
| 23. | food stamp. |
| 24. | an instrument for stamping, crushing, or pounding. |
| 25. | a heavy piece of iron or the like, as in a stamp mill, for crushing ore or other material. |
Origin:
1150–1200; (v.) early ME stampen to pound, crush, prob. continuing OE *stampian (c. MD, MLG stampen, OHG stampfōn, ON stappa); sense development appar. influenced by OF estamper to stamp < Gmc; (n.) late ME: instrument for stamping an impression; partly deriv. of the v., partly < OF estampe, deriv. of estamper
1150–1200; (v.) early ME stampen to pound, crush, prob. continuing OE *stampian (c. MD, MLG stampen, OHG stampfōn, ON stappa); sense development appar. influenced by OF estamper to stamp < Gmc; (n.) late ME: instrument for stamping an impression; partly deriv. of the v., partly < OF estampe, deriv. of estamper
Related forms:
stamp⋅a⋅ble, adjective
stampless, adjective
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| lo·cal (lō'kəl) adj.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin locālis, from Latin locus, place.] lo'cal·ly adv., lo'cal·ness n. |
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Local
Lo"cal\, a. [L. localis, fr. locus place: cf. F. local. See Lieu, Locus.] Of or pertaining to a particular place, or to a definite region or portion of space; restricted to one place or region; as, a local custom. Gives to airy nothing A local habitation and a name. --Shak. Local actions (Law), actions such as must be brought in a particular county, where the cause arises; -- distinguished from transitory actions. Local affection (Med.), a disease or ailment confined to a particular part or organ, and not directly affecting the system. Local attraction (Magnetism), an attraction near a compass, causing its needle to deviate from its proper direction, especially on shipboard. Local battery (Teleg.), the battery which actuates the recording instruments of a telegraphic station, as distinguished from the battery furnishing a current for the line. Local circuit (Teleg.), the circuit of the local battery. Local color. (a) (Paint.) The color which belongs to an object, and is not caused by accidental influences, as of reflection, shadow, etc. (b) (Literature) Peculiarities of the place and its inhabitants where the scene of an action or story is laid. Local option, the right or obligation of determining by popular vote within certain districts, as in each county, city, or town, whether the sale of alcoholic beverages within the district shall be allowed.Local
Lo"cal\, n. 1. (Railroad) A train which receives and deposits passengers or freight along the line of the road; a train for the accommodation of a certain district. [U.S.] 2. On newspaper cant, an item of news relating to the place where the paper is published. [U.S.]
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Language Translation for : local
Spanish:
local, del barrio, de la zona,
German:
Orts-…,
Japanese:
地域の
local (adj.)
1392, "pertaining to position," from O.Fr. local, from L.L. localis "pertaining to a place," from L. locus "place" (see locus). The meaning "limited to a particular place" is from 1615. The noun meaning "a local train" is from 1879; "local branch of a trade union" is from 1888; "neighborhood pub" is from 1934.
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Local
Traders on future exchanges who occasionally fill public orders, but mainly buy and sell for their own personal accounts.
Investopedia Commentary
These people are almost identical to floor traders, but operate on different exchanges.
See also: Floor Trader, Futures Market, Member
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: 1lo·cal
Pronunciation: 'lO-k&l
Function: adjective
: involving or affecting only a restricted part of the organism : TOPICAL —compare SYSTEMIC a —lo·cal·ly /-k&-lE/ adverb
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local lo·cal (lō'kəl)
adj.
Affecting or confined to a limited part; not general or systemic.
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