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locus classicus
[
loh
-k
oo
s
klahs
-si-k
oo
s
;
Eng.
loh
-k
uh
s
klas
-i-k
uh
s
]
lo·cus clas·si·cus
/
ˈloʊ
kʊs ˈklɑs
sɪˌkʊs
;
Eng.
ˈloʊ
kəs ˈklæs
ɪ
kəs
/
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[
loh
-k
oo
s
klahs
-si-k
oo
s
;
Eng.
loh
-k
uh
s
klas
-i-k
uh
s
]
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plural
lo·ci clas·si·ci
/
ˈloʊ
ki ˈklɑs
sɪˌki
;
Eng.
ˈloʊ
saɪ ˈklæs
əˌsaɪ
,
ˈloʊ
kaɪ ˈklæs
ɪˌkaɪ
/
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[
loh
-kee
klahs
-si-kee
;
Eng.
loh
-sahy
klas
-
uh
-sahy
,
loh
-kahy
klas
-i-kahy
]
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Latin
.
classical source: a passage commonly cited to illustrate or explain a subject or
word
.
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locus classicus
(ˈklæsɪkəs)
—
n
,
pl
loci classici
an authoritative and often quoted passage from a standard work
[Latin: classical place]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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