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The Meaning of local
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(a.) Of or pertaining to a particular place, or to a definite region or portion of space; restricted to one place or region; as, a local custom.
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(n.) A train which receives and deposits passengers or freight along the line of the road; a train for the accommodation of a certain district.
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(n.) On newspaper cant, an item of news relating to the place where the paper is published.
Synonyms
local anesthetic
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local anaesthetic
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topical anesthetic
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topical anaesthetic
Antonyms
express
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national
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general
Rhymes
boeckel
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focal
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moeckel
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socle
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sokol
,
stoeckel
,
stoeckle
,
trokel
,
vanroekel
,
vocal