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locusMain Entry: lo·cus Pronunciation: \ˈlō-kəs\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural lo·ci \ˈlō-ˌsī, -ˌkī, -ˌkē\ Etymology: Latin — more at stall Date: 1715 1 a : the place where something is situated or occurs : site, location <was the culture of medicine in the beginning dispersed from a single focus or did it arise in several loci? — S. C. Harvey> b : a center of activity, attention, or concentration <in democracy the locus of power is in the people — H. G. Rickover>
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