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Meaning of 'in situ' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . In situ
- In its natural position or place; -- said of a rock or fossil, when found in the situation in which it was originally formed or deposited.

Meaning of 'in situ' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . in situ [ r]
Meaning (1):
- in the original or natural place or site
Example in sentence:
  • carcinoma in situ;
  • the archeologists left the pottery in place
2 . in situ [ s]
Meaning (2):
- being in the original position; not having been moved
Example in sentence:
  • an in-situ investigator;
  • the archeologists could date the vase because it was in situ

Nearby Words:

in and an in antis in commendam in esse in loco in posse in transitu in vacuo

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