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nexus
CIDE DICTIONARY
nexus, n. [L.].
Connection; tie. [1913 Webster]
"Man is doubtless one by some subtile nexus . . . extending from the new-born infant to the superannuated dotard." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
nexus, n. (pl. same)
1 a connected group or series.
2 a bond; a connection.
1 a connected group or series.
2 a bond; a connection.
Etymology
L f. nectere nex- bind
THESAURUS
nexus
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