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Grep of noun local department of local government local local anaesthesia local anaesthetic local anesthesia local anesthetic local area network local call local department local government local option local oscillator local post office local time locale localisation localisation of function localisation principle localism locality localization localization of function localization principle Overview of noun local The noun local has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) local -- (public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops; "the local seemed to take forever to get to New York") 2. local anesthetic, local anaesthetic, local, topical anesthetic, topical anaesthetic -- (anesthetic that numbs a local area of the body) Overview of adj local The adj local has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (47) local -- (relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area; "local taxes"; "local authorities") 2. (3) local -- (of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood; "local customs"; "local schools"; "the local citizens"; "a local point of view"; "local outbreaks of flu"; "a local bus line") 3. local -- ((medicine) affecting only a restricted part or area of the body; "local anesthesia") Antonyms of adj local 2 of 3 senses of local Sense 1 local (vs. national) national (vs. local) => federal => general Sense 3 local (vs. general) general (vs. local) => generalized, generalised => systemic Similarity of adj local 3 senses of local Sense 1 local (vs. national) => community => district Sense 2 local Pertains to noun locality (Sense 1) =>vicinity, locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood => section Sense 3 local (vs. general) => localized, localised => topical Attributes of adj local Familiarity of adj local local used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj local local localised localized Overview of noun local The noun local has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) local -- (public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops; "the local seemed to take forever to get to New York") 2. local anesthetic, local anaesthetic, local, topical anesthetic, topical anaesthetic -- (anesthetic that numbs a local area of the body) Overview of adj local The adj local has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (47) local -- (relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area; "local taxes"; "local authorities") 2. (3) local -- (of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood; "local customs"; "local schools"; "the local citizens"; "a local point of view"; "local outbreaks of flu"; "a local bus line") 3. local -- ((medicine) affecting only a restricted part or area of the body; "local anesthesia")
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