location

US /loʊˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ləʊˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #2041

Meanings

1

noun
A particular place or position.

The hotel is in a perfect location near the beach.
2

noun
A place away from a studio where a film is made.

They shot the film on location in the desert.

Thesaurus

Word family

Forms locations

Derived forms bilocationco-locationcytolocationdelocationecholocationelectrolocationelocationgeolocationimmunolocationinterlocationintralocationlocation-agnostic

Related forms locallocalelocalize locatelocationallocativelocator

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Phrases (1)

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on location
at the real place used for filming rather than in a studio

Preposition + noun

Proverbs (1)

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Location, location, and location

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin locatio, locationis (“a placing”), from locare (“to place, put, set, let”), from locus (“a place”). Equivalent to locate + -ion.

*stel- Proto-Indo-European locatio Latin

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Topics

Film & Television Places & Geography

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# location

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /loʊˈkeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ləʊˈkeɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 2041

## Meanings
1. A particular place or position.
2. A place away from a studio where a film is made.

## Examples
- The hotel is in a perfect location near the beach.
- They shot the film on location in the desert.

## Derived Forms
- bilocation
- co-location
- cytolocation
- delocation
- echolocation
- electrolocation
- elocation
- geolocation
- immunolocation
- interlocation
- intralocation
- location-agnostic

## Related Forms
- local
- locale
- localize
- locate
- locational
- locative
- locator

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *stel-
- Root: locatio

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin locatio, locationis (“a placing”), from locare (“to place, put, set, let”), from locus (“a place”). Equivalent to locate + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Location was borrowed from Latin locatio, locationis (“a placing”), from locare (“to place, put, set, let”), from locus (“a place”). Equivalent to locate + -ion. In present-day English its meanings include a particular place or position and a place away from a studio where a film is made. The historical chain runs through *stel- (Proto-Indo-European) and locatio (Latin). Related and derived forms include local, locale, localize, and bilocation.

## Topics
- Film & Television
- Places & Geography

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