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nex⋅us

  [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.
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Origin:
1655–65; < L nexus a binding, joining, fastening, equiv. to nect(ere) to bind, fasten, tie + -tus suffix of v. action, with tt > s
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nex·us   (něk'səs)   
n.   pl. nexus or nex·us·es

  1. A means of connection; a link or tie: "this nexus between New York's . . . real-estate investors and its . . . politicians" (Wall Street Journal).

  2. A connected series or group.

  3. The core or center: "The real nexus of the money culture [was] Wall Street" (Bill Barol).


[Latin, from past participle of nectere, to bind; see ned- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

nexus 
1663, "bond, link, means of communication," from L. nexus, pp. of nectere "to bind," from PIE base *ned- "to bind, tie" (see net (n.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: nex·us
Pronunciation: 'nek-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural nex·us·es or nexus /-s&s, -"süs/
Etymology: Latin, bond, tie, from nectere to bind
: a connection or link between things, persons, or events esp. that is or is part of a chain of causation
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: nex·us
Pronunciation: 'nek-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural nex·us·es /-s&-s&z/ or nex·us /-s&s, -"süs/
1 : a connection or link
2 : a connected group or series
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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nexus nex·us (něk'səs)
n. pl. nexus or nex·us·es
See gap junction.

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