nexus

nex·us  (nkss)

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).

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

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nexus

Noun

pl nexus

1. a connection or link

2. a connected group or series [Latin, from nectere to bind]

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Nexus a connected group or series, 1850.

Example: nexus of matrimonial excesses.—BBC, 23 April 1983.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nexus - the means of connection between things linked in series link linkage - an associative relation
	2.	nexus - a connected series or group series - similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies"

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nexus

noun connection, link, tie, bond, junction, joining