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lo·ca·tion \lōˈkāshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin location-, locatio, from locatus (past participle of locare to place, lease) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at locate 1. a. : an act or the process of locating < devoted all her time to the location of the missing money > b. : the act or process of marking out an area of land : the surveying of a tract of land (as for settlement) 2. a. : a position or site occupied or available for occupancy (as by a building) or marked by some distinguishing feature < a sheltered location > < much of the charm of the house was in its location > < discovered the location of the hiding place > b. : an area or tract of land: as (1) : a tract of land whose bounds have been officially designated (as for settlement or for a mining claim) (2) Australia : farm, station (3) Africa : a segregated area of a town or city in which natives are required to live c. : the center line and grade line of a railway established preparatory to its construction d. : a place outside of a motion-picture studio where a picture or part of it is filmed — used chiefly in the phrase on location 3. : a letting for hire : a contract for the use of something (as a house, a vehicle, the service of a person) for hire • lo·ca·tion·al \-shənəl, -shnəl\ adjective • locationally \-əl]ē, -əl]ē, ]i\ adverb |