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location

[ loh-key-shuhn ]

noun

  1. a place of settlement, activity, or residence:

    This town is a good location for a young doctor.

  2. a place or situation occupied:

    a house in a fine location.

  3. a tract of land of designated situation or limits:

    a mining location.

  4. Movies. a place outside of the studio that is used for filming a movie, scene, etc.
  5. Computers. any position on a register or memory device capable of storing one machine word.
  6. the act of locating; state of being located.
  7. Civil Law. a letting or renting.


location

/ ±ôəʊˈ°ì±ðɪʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. a site or position; situation
  2. the act or process of locating or the state of being located
  3. a place outside a studio where filming is done

    shot on location

  4. in South Africa
    1. a Black African or Coloured township, usually located near a small town See also township
    2. (formerly) an African tribal reserve
  5. computing a position in a memory capable of holding a unit of information, such as a word, and identified by its address
  6. Roman law Scots law the letting out on hire of a chattel or of personal services
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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  • ±ô´Ç·³¦²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô·²¹±ô·ly adverb
  • ¾±²Ôt±ð°ù·±ô´Ç·³¦²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôl´Ç·³¦²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of location1

First recorded in 1585–95; from Latin ±ô´Ç³¦Äå³Ù¾±Å²Ô-, stem of ±ô´Ç³¦Äå³Ù¾±Å “arrangement, rental,†in Late Latin: “placement,†equivalent to locate + -ion
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of location1

C16: from Latin ±ô´Ç³¦Äå³Ù¾±Å, from ±ô´Ç³¦Äå°ù±ð to place
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. on location, Movies. engaged in filming at a place away from the studio, especially one that is or is like the setting of the screenplay:

    on location in Rome.

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Example Sentences

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Though he originally intended to shoot “Párvulos†in Guadalajara, budget issues pushed him to look at other options, eventually settling on locations near Mexico City, namely La Marquesa National Park.

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After a chilly start to spring and rain in some locations this week, the mercury will rise rapidly over the weekend bringing summer-like weather to Southern California.

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So, given they have to be made in those locations, supplies might be affected, leading to price rises.

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At each location, a vintage sign flickers, inviting guests to step into a throwback American scene or capture it with a camera.

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While the garden is rooted in local culture, built bit by bit from the flotsam and jetsam of Los Angeles locations and plants native to the ecology, the programming is more global in approach.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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