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- Latin · learned borrowing fromlocus amoenus“pleasant place”
- English todaylocus amoenus
Learned borrowing from Latin locus amoenus (“pleasant place”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
locus amoenus
Today it means: A literary motif of an idealised place of safety or comfort, typically comprising a meadow, trees (for shade) and water; sometimes evoking connotations of Eden or Elysium. Full definition →
Latin locus amoenus