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loculus [lok-yuh-luh s] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun, plural loc·u·li [lok-yuh-lahy, -lee] /ˈlɒk yəˌlaɪ, -ˌli/. Biology. locule. Ecclesiastical. a compartment in an altar, in which relics are kept. a recess in an ancient catacomb or tomb, where a body or cinerary urn was placed. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of loculus 1855–60; New Latin, special use of Latin loculus, diminutive of locus place; see locus, -ule Related formsin·ter·loc·u·lus, noun, plural in·ter·loc·u·li. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for loculi Historical Examples of loculi
Sometimes the loculi were excavated with mathematical precision.
William Henry Withrow
The loculi are of all sizes, from that of the infant of an hour to that of an adult man.
William Henry Withrow
It had no loculi, but recesses in the wall to receive sarcophagi.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5
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Near this a whole region of galleries has been brought to light with loculi intact.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5
Various
A short distance from the entrance, I came to a vestibule surrounded with loculi or rock-hewn graves.
Hugh Macmillan
