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locale, n.|ləʊˈkɑːl|
[f. F. local n., respelt to indicate stress: see local a. and n.]
A place or locality; esp. a place considered with reference to some particular event or circumstances connected with it; a quarter in which certain things are done, or which is chosen for particular operations.
1772T. Simes Mil. Guide (1781) 7 The Mareschal [de Puyssegur] says, he saw a battle lost, because an Aid-de-camp had, upon a false representation of the local made to the General, been sent to him who commanded the right wing, to order him to change his ground. 1783Phil. Trans. LXXIII. 189 Unless they attend..to the nature of the soil of the local where those accidents happened, their reports will generally meet with little credit. 1816Scott Bl. Dwarf xi, O, the propriety of the locale is easily vindicated. 1842Barham Ingol. Leg. Ser. ii. Old Woman in Grey, But no matter—lay the locale where you may. c1844Syd. Smith in Mem. (1855) II. 539, I hear that Lord Carlisle is wheeled down to the gallery... I know all the locale so well that I see him in his transit. 1865E. Burritt Walk Land's End xi. 381 Feeling that their little thatched cottage would, some day or other, be ranked among the celebrities of English locales. 1926Fowler Mod. Eng. Usage 331/1 The ‘erroneous form’ (OED) locale is recommended... If something happens in a locality, the locality becomes that something's locale, or place of happening. 1957New Statesman 2 Nov. 551/3 Madison Avenue is already associated in the public mind (more than subliminally) with tricky manœuvring, having all but replaced Wall Street as a suspect locale. 1970S. J. Perelman Baby, it's Cold Inside 226 My existence would acquire new purpose..if I could visit the actual locale of the movie. 1973Nature 6 July 61/1 These locales were chosen with considerable attention to site safety. |
