nexus
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noun \ˈnek-səs\ plural nex·us·es \-sə-səz\ or nex·us \-səs, -ˌsüs\
Definition of NEXUS
1
: connection, link; also : a causal link
2
: a connected group or series
See Examples of NEXUS
- <the oft-repeated claim that any person on the planet can be connected to any other person through a nexus of six relationships>
- <as the nexus for three great religions, Jerusalem has had a troubled as well as illustrious history>
Origin of NEXUS
Latin, from nectere to bind
First Known Use: 1663
Related to NEXUS
- Synonyms
- catena, catenation, concatenation, consecution, chain, progression, sequence, string, train
nex·us
noun \ˈnek-səs\ (Medical Dictionary)plural nex·us·es \-sə-səz\ or nex·us \-səs, -ˌsüs\
Medical Definition of NEXUS
1
: a connection or link
2
: a connected group or series
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