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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | local | Relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area |
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| 2 | local | Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood | |
| 3 | local | Affecting only a restricted part or area of the body | |
| NOUN | 1 | local | Public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops |
| 2 | local, local anesthetic, local anaesthetic, topical anesthetic, topical anaesthetic | Anesthetic that numbs a local area of the body |
| Sounds | low'kahl |
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| Rhymes | abdominal, Abel, able, and 2059 more rhymes in ahl at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area. |
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| Examples | "local taxes"; "local authorities" |
| Contrary | national |
| Adverbs | locally |
| Meaning | Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood. |
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| Examples | "local customs"; "local schools"; "the local citizens"; "a local point of view"; "local outbreaks of flu"; "a local bus line" |
| Nouns | locality |
| Meaning | Affecting only a restricted part or area of the body. |
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| Examples | "local anesthesia" |
| Category | medicine, medical specialty |
| Similar | localized, localised; topical |
| Contrary | general |
| Adverbs | locally |
| Meaning | Public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops. |
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| Examples | "the local seemed to take forever to get to New York" |
| Broader | public transport |
| Contrary | express |
| Meaning | Anesthetic that numbs a local area of the body. |
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| Synonyms | local anesthetic, local anaesthetic, topical anesthetic, topical anaesthetic |
| Narrower | anesthyl; antipruritic; benzocaine, ethyl aminobenzoate; butacaine, butacaine sulfate; ethyl chloride; lidocaine, Xylocaine; procaine, Ethocaine; tetracaine |
| Broader | anesthetic, anaesthetic, anesthetic agent, anaesthetic agent |