Definition of nexus

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nex·us    (nkss) KEY  

NOUN:
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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ETYMOLOGY:
Latin, from, past participle of nectere, to bind; see ned- in Indo-European roots

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