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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈləʊkəm/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: locums [plural]
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -əʊkəm Head templates: {{en-noun}} locum (plural locums)
  1. (British, Australia, informal) Short for locum tenens. Tags: Australia, British, abbreviation, alt-of, informal Alternative form of: locum tenens
    Sense id: en-locum-en-noun-GKORk43T Categories (other): Australian English, British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 40 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 50 38 7 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 40 4 1 3
  2. (British, Australia, informal) A period working as a locum tenens. Tags: Australia, British, informal
    Sense id: en-locum-en-noun-SsPtvTOk Categories (other): Australian English, British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: locum tenency
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈləʊkəm/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: loca [plural]
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -əʊkəm Head templates: {{en-noun|loca}} locum (plural loca)
  1. (historical) A share in a Genoese trading vessel. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-locum-en-noun-Qm8Ib-D4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Italian]

Head templates: {{it-noun|m|#}} locum m (invariable)
  1. Alternative spelling of lokum Tags: alt-of, alternative, invariable, masculine Alternative form of: lokum
    Sense id: en-locum-it-noun-8nZQqHNs Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Latin]

Head templates: {{la-noun|locum<2>}} locum n (genitive locī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|locum<2>}} Forms: locī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], locum [nominative, singular], loca [nominative, plural], locī [genitive, singular], locōrum [genitive, plural], locō [dative, singular], locīs [dative, plural], locum [accusative, singular], loca [accusative, plural], locō [ablative, singular], locīs [ablative, plural], locum [singular, vocative], loca [plural, vocative], locus [alternative]
  1. place, spot Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-locum-la-noun-3hn2XQo7 Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Latin]

Head templates: {{head|la|noun form|g=m}} locum m
  1. accusative singular of locus Tags: accusative, form-of, masculine, singular Form of: locus
    Sense id: en-locum-la-noun-FyYACA2a Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Old English]

Head templates: {{head|ang|noun form}} locum
  1. dative plural of loca Tags: dative, form-of, plural Form of: loca
    Sense id: en-locum-ang-noun-m8UPMBEg Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "locums",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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      ],
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "British English",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 40 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
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          "_dis": "50 38 7 1 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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              122,
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          "ref": "1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:",
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          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "Short for locum tenens."
      ],
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          "locum tenens",
          "locum tenens#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "(British, Australia, informal) Short for locum tenens."
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        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
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    },
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        },
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              40,
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          "type": "quote"
        }
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈləʊkəm/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Received Pronunciation) -əʊkəm"
    }
  ],
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    "locum"
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}

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    }
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          "Genoese"
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          "trading",
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        ],
        [
          "vessel",
          "vessel"
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        "(historical) A share in a Genoese trading vessel."
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        "historical"
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
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      "rhymes": "(Received Pronunciation) -əʊkəm"
    }
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "lokum#Italian"
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        "alt-of",
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        "masculine"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "locī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "locōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "locō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "locīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "locum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "loca",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "locō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "locīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "locum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "loca",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "locus",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "locum<2>"
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    }
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  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Latin neuter nouns in the second declension",
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        }
      ],
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        "place, spot"
      ],
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      "tags": [
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        "neuter"
      ]
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  ],
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}

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      },
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}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English nouns with irregular plurals",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/əʊkəm",
    "Rhymes:English/əʊkəm/2 syllables"
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    }
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        "English short forms",
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        "(British, Australia, informal) Short for locum tenens."
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      ],
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      ],
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        "Australia",
        "British",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
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      "rhymes": "(Received Pronunciation) -əʊkəm"
    }
  ],
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  ],
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}

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      ],
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        "A share in a Genoese trading vessel."
      ],
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        ],
        [
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          "Genoese"
        ],
        [
          "trading",
          "trading"
        ],
        [
          "vessel",
          "vessel"
        ]
      ],
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        "(historical) A share in a Genoese trading vessel."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈləʊkəm/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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}

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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Italian nouns",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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      ],
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  ],
  "word": "locum"
}

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    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin neuter nouns",
    "Latin neuter nouns in the second declension",
    "Latin non-lemma forms",
    "Latin noun forms",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin second declension nouns",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "locī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "locum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "loca",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "locī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "locōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "locō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "locīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "locum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "loca",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "locō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "locīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "locum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "loca",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "locus",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "locum<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "locum n (genitive locī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "lo‧cum"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "locum<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "place, spot"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "place",
          "place"
        ],
        [
          "spot",
          "spot"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "locum"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin non-lemma forms",
    "Latin noun forms",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "noun form",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "locum m",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "lo‧cum"
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "locus"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "accusative singular of locus"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "locus",
          "locus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "form-of",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "locum"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "noun form"
      },
      "expansion": "locum",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English non-lemma forms",
        "Old English noun forms",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "loca"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dative plural of loca"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "loca",
          "loca#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "form-of",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "locum"
}

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