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lo⋅cum te⋅nens

  [loh-kuhm tee-nenz, ten-inz]
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–noun, plural lo⋅cum te⋅nen⋅tes  [loh-kuhm tuh-nen-teez] . Chiefly British.
a temporary substitute, esp. for a doctor or member of the clergy.
Also called locum.

Origin:
1635–45; < ML locum tenēns holding the place

Related forms:
lo⋅cum-te⋅nen⋅cy  [loh-kuhm-tee-nuhn-see, -ten-uhn-] , noun
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lo·cum te·nens   (lō'kəm' tē'něnz', těn'ənz)   
n.   pl. locum te·nen·tes (tə-něn'tēz)
A person, especially a physician or cleric, who substitutes temporarily for another.

[Medieval Latin locum tenēns : Latin locum, accusative of locus, place + Latin tenēns, present participle of tenēre, to hold.]
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Main Entry: lo·cum te·nens
Pronunciation: "lO-k&m-'tE-"nenz, -n&nz
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural locumte·nen·tes /-ti-'nen-"tEz/
: a medical practitioner who temporarily takes the place of another
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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