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What does genius loci mean?

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Noun
  1. The spirit or one of the spirits presiding over or guarding a particular place, such as a glade or pool.
  2. The geist, distinctive atmosphere, or characteristic spirit of a place, especially when regarded as an artistic muse.
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The lure of money has typically overcome the genius loci that might otherwise have protected the city's sites of catastrophe and loss.
Perhaps to some extent this is ascribable to the influence of the genius loci.
After four days in MK, I succumbed to its genius loci and popped into Ikea.
The first addresses the question of how to preserve, respect or regenerate genius loci under fast changing conditions.
Having visited his bare-bones Tribeca studio with its funky, timbered two-story space, I've gotten a sense of the genius loci of Georges's recent art.
It seemed then the perfect expression of the genius loci and of the mood of young America at that moment.

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