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Place

Scope note

Use for the concept of a space or area within the lived world of daily experience, perceived as distinct and unified, and possessing emotional, purposive, and social connotations along with physical features and characteristics. For the concept of purely physical position in the universe, precisely definable in terms of geographic or astronomic measurement, or situation relative to geographic or astronomic features or elements of the built environment, use "location."

Term type

AAT
Place
Place type
Association
Role

Getty AAT term number

3000248475

Narrower Terms used

home
workplace

Term used for

plae

Created

13yrs ago

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