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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.
EXPANDpertaining to or affecting a particular part or particular parts, as of a physical system or organism: a local disease.
6.
COLLAPSEMedicine/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.
EXPANDOften, locals.
a.
a local person or resident: primarily of interest to locals.
b.
a local athletic team: the locals versus the state champions.
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Localness
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
verb (used without object)
14.
Informal. to travel by or take a local train or the like.
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World English Dictionary
| local (ˈləʊkəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | characteristic of or associated with a particular locality or area |
| 2. | of, concerned with, or relating to a particular place or point in space |
| 3. | med general Compare systemic of, affecting, or confined to a limited area or part |
| 4. | (of a train, bus, etc) stopping at all stations or stops |
| —n | |
| 5. | a train, bus, etc, that stops at all stations or stops |
| 6. | an inhabitant of a specified locality |
| 7. | informal (Brit) a pub close to one's home or place of work |
| 8. | med short for local anaesthetic |
| 9. | (US), (Canadian) an item of local interest in a newspaper |
| 10. | (US), (Canadian) a local or regional branch of an association |
| 11. | (Canadian) a telephone extension |
| [C15: via Old French from Late Latin locālis, from Latin locus place, | |
| 'localness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
local
late 14c., "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 1610s. The noun meaning "a local train" is from 1879; "local branch of a trade union" is
EXPANDfrom 1888; "neighborhood pub" is from 1934. Related: Locally. Local color is from 1721, originally a term in painting; meaning "anything picturesque" is from c.1900.
COLLAPSE
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
local lo·cal (lō'kəl)
adj.
Affecting or confined to a limited part; not general or systemic.
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