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   Lo·ca·tion

   /lōˈkāSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. a particular place or position: "the property is set in a convenient location"
   • ▪ the action of placing or situating someone or something: "the location of new housing beyond the existing built-up areas"
   • ▪ a position or address in computer memory.
   • 2. an actual place or natural setting in which a film or broadcast is made, as distinct from a simulation in a studio: "the movie was filmed entirely on location"
   • 3. (in Kenya) an administrative district forming a subdivision of a division: "the new chief is a long-time resident of the location"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin locatio(n-), from the verb locare (see locate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. locational adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • L

     1

   • O

     1

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

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