locality

US /loʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/ UK /ləʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/ See IPA manual

Freq #35635

Meanings

1

noun
The fact or quality of having a position in space.

It is thought that the soul and angels are devoid of quantity and dimension, and that they have nothing to do with grosser locality.
2

noun
The features or surroundings of a particular place.

A rural locality.
3

noun
The condition of being local.

This shows temporal locality of reference in action because the CPU accesses i at three points in a short time period. This program also exhibits spatial locality of reference.
4

noun
Limitation to a county, district, or place.

Locality of trial.

Thesaurus

Word family

Derived forms equilocalityillocalitymicrolocalityneolocalitypseudolocalitysublocalitytranslocalityultralocalityvirilocality

Etymology

From French localité, from Late Latin localitas, equivalent to local + -ity.

Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# locality

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /loʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/
**IPA (UK):** /ləʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/
**Frequency rank:** 35635

## Meanings
1. The fact or quality of having a position in space.
2. The features or surroundings of a particular place.
3. The condition of being local.
4. Limitation to a county, district, or place.

## Examples
- It is thought that the soul and angels are devoid of quantity and dimension, and that they have nothing to do with grosser locality.
- A rural locality.
- This shows temporal locality of reference in action because the CPU accesses i at three points in a short time period. This program also exhibits spatial locality of reference.
- Locality of trial.

## Derived Forms
- equilocality
- illocality
- microlocality
- neolocality
- pseudolocality
- sublocality
- translocality
- ultralocality
- virilocality

## Etymology
From French localité, from Late Latin localitas, equivalent to local + -ity.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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