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Webster 1913 Edition


Locality

Lo-cal′i-ty

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Localitiees
.
[L.
localitas
: cf. F.
localité
.]
1.
The state, or condition, of belonging to a definite place, or of being contained within definite limits.
It is thought that the soul and angels are devoid of quantity
and dimension, and that they have nothing to do with grosser
locality
.
Glanvill.
2.
Position; situation; a place; a spot; esp., a geographical place or situation, as of a mineral or plant.
3.
Limitation to a county, district, or place;
as,
locality
of trial
.
Blackstone.
4.
(Phren.)
The perceptive faculty concerned with the ability to remember the relative positions of places.

Webster 1828 Edition


Locality

LOCAL'ITY

,
Noun.
1.
Existence in a place, or in a certain portion of 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.
Limitation to a county, district or place; as locality of trial.
3.
Position; situation; place; particularly; geographical place or situation, as of a mineral or plant.

Definition 2024


locality

locality

English

Noun

locality (plural localities)

  1. The fact or quality of having a position in space.
    • Glanvill
      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. The features or surroundings of a particular place.
  3. (uncountable, mathematics, computing) The condition of being local
  4. The situation or position of an object.
  5. An area or district considered as the site of certain activities; a neighbourhood.
  6. Limitation to a county, district, or place.
    locality of trial
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Blackstone to this entry?)
  7. (dated, phrenology) The perceptive faculty concerned with the ability to remember the relative positions of places.

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References

  • locality in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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