localness

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noun

The state or condition of being local.

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Meanings

nounlocalness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or condition of being local.

    Localness and local-sounding speech can become a commodity, and this, as we have seen, can create competition over the control of what localness means or over its uses.

    2004, Ronald K S Macaulay, Carmen Fought, Sociolinguistic variation: critical reflections

Origin

From local + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

localness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/localness

MLA

“localness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/localness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “localness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/localness.

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