Term: locus classicus: an authoritative and often-quoted passage
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: ransom: payment for the release of someone
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: pelvimeter: measuring instrument for performing pelvimetry
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: divulgence: the act of disclosing something that was secret or private
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: maxim gun: an obsolete water-cooled machine gun having a single barrel
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: chincherinchee: South African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowers
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: litmus paper: unsized paper treated with litmus for use as an acid-base indicator
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: socket: a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: silurid: Old World freshwater catfishes having naked skin and a long anal fin more or less merged with the eellike caudal fin
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: pocketknife: a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: indebtedness: an obligation to pay money to another party