locus
noun/ˈloʊkəs/
Frequency rank: #10,858 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
the central place or position where something occurs or is concentrated.
Example sentence
The university library became the locus of cutting-edge research in the region.
Synonyms & related words
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