locus classicus
An authoritative passage from a standard work that is often quoted as an illustrationAn authoritative passage from a standard work that is often quoted as an illustration; a classic case or example.
Meaning
2 sensesAn authoritative passage from a standard work that is often quoted as an illustration; a classic case or example.
an authoritative and often-quoted passage
The locality from which a taxon was first described.
Origin
From New Latin locus classicus (literally “classical place”).From New Latin locus classicus (literally “classical place”).
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Forms
plural: loci classici| Singular | locus classicus |
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irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.