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nexus

[ nek-suhs ]

noun

, plural nex·us·es, nex·us.
  1. a means of connection; tie; link.
  2. a connected series or group.
  3. the core or center, as of a matter or situation.
  4. Cell Biology. a specialized area of the cell membrane involved in intercellular communication and adhesion.


nexus

/ ˈnɛksəs /

noun

  1. a means of connection between members of a group or things in a series; link; bond
  2. a connected group or series


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Word History and Origins

Origin of nexus1

First recorded in 1655–65; from Latin nexus “a binding, joining, fastening,” noun use of past participle of nectere “to bind, join, tie”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nexus1

C17: from Latin: a binding together, from nectere to bind

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Example Sentences

But as Justice Ginsberg pointed out in dissent, their causal nexus is so thin as to be basically nonexistent.

And in case you missed it, David Frum wrote about the nexus between robots and immigration right here.

“We think there should be a nexus between the actual work people are doing and the relevancy of drug abuse,” he says.

The grapes are grown on steep hillsides in a tiny, remote region situated at the nexus of much more famous regions.

Efficiently exchanging them for other currencies implies a physical nexus somewhere: a moneychanger, a central exchange.

This new nexus of print has grown up in the lifetime of four or five generations, and it is undergoing constant changes.

In our western communities the dangers to the intellectual nexus lie rather on the other side.

As it was, the deification of the ruler had to provide the nexus, as in Alexanders empire.

Moreover, even apart from this, we never survey more than a segment of the entire nexus of historical factors.

This tells us that there is another bond between employer and employee than a mere "cash-nexus."

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