Meaning
From or in a nearby location.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
From Middle English local, from Late Latin locālis (“belonging to a place”), possibly also via Old French local; ultimately from Latin locus (“a place”). The ring-theoretic senses derive from Krull, who first referred to Noetherian commutative rings with a unique maximal ideal as "Stellenring" (Stellen (“place”) + ring) in 1938. The term was inspired by algebraic geometry, where local rings encode information about the behavior of curves (surfaces, etc.) at points; hence, describe "local" behavior.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 23 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-07-26OACHILT
- 2026-05-17LACDORT
- 2026-05-08CAOIGLY
- 2026-03-05OAURJCL
- 2026-03-03ABCEKLO
- 2026-01-21OAWNELC
- 2026-01-14OPALCBE
- 2025-12-09LRAOCBN
- 2025-09-04OACHLNRY
- 2025-07-19ABLDCIO
- 2025-06-11OUANKCL
- 2025-05-13OZALGCI
+11 earlier appearances in the archive.