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locus

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Synonyms and Antonyms of locus

1 a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest

an area of the Southwest that has been the locus of a number of New Age movements

Synonyms of locus

axis, base, capital, center, central, core, cynosure, epicenter, eye, focus, ground zero, heart, hub, mecca, navel, nerve center, nucleus, seat

Words Related to locus

happy hunting ground, hive, hotbed, hot spot, playground, playland

kernel, nub, pith

essence, quintessence, soul

attraction, lodestone (also loadstone), magnet, polestar

Phrases Synonymous with locus

where it's at

2 the area or space occupied by or intended for something

The locus of brightness occurs where the rays of sunlight converge in front of the lens.

Synonyms of locus

emplacement, locale, locality, location, place, point, position, site, spot, venue, where

Words Related to locus

precinct, region, section, sector

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