[loh-koo
s klahs-si-koos; Eng. loh-kuhs klas-i-kuhs] 
[loh-kee klahs-si-kee; Eng. loh-sahy klas-uh-sahy, loh-kahy klas-i-kahy] . Latin. | classical source: a passage commonly cited to illustrate or explain a subject or word. |
| locus clas·si·cus (klās'ĭ-kəs) n. pl. loci clas·si·ci (klās'ĭ-sī', -kī') A passage from a classic or standard work that is cited as an illustration or instance. [New Latin : Latin locus, place + Latin classicus, belonging to the highest class.] |