Phrase guide
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noun
An authoritative passage from a standard work that is often quoted as an illustration; a classic case or example.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The locality from which a taxon was first described.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
an authoritative and often-quoted passage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: passage
History
From New Latin locus classicus (literally “classical place”).
