Etymology

genius loci

Today it means: The minor deity or spirit watching over a particular place. Full definition →

Latin genius loci
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromgenius loci“tutelary deity of a/the place”
  2. English todaygenius loci

Learned borrowing from Latin genius loci (“tutelary deity of a/the place”), from the singular genitive form of locus (“place”).

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