location
/loʊˈkeɪʃən/
noun
A particular point or place in physical space.
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Noun 4 meanings
A particular point or place in physical space.
An act of locating.
An apartheid-era urban area populated by non-white people; a township.
A leasing on rent.
Where it comes from
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin locatio, locationis (“a placing”), from locare (“to place, put, set, let”), from locus (“a place”). Equivalent to locate + -ion.
LOCATION at a glance
LOCATION has 8 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (L 1 + O 1 + C 3 + A 1 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,419 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with location
All rhymesOne letter away
- VOCATION13
- LOCUTION10
- LOBATION10
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