noun
nexus
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noun
1
A connection or link between things, people, or ideas.
"The city has become a nexus for tech startups and investors."
"Researchers are studying the nexus between diet and mental health."
2
A connected group, network, or cluster.
"The report mapped out a whole nexus of shell companies."
How to Use Nexus
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA central point where things connect, or the connection itself.
Common pairings
nexus between
a nexus of
Word Forms
nexuses plural, nexusses plural, nexus plural, nexi plural, nexii plural
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Etymology
From Latin nexus, "a binding together, connection," from the verb nectere, "to tie or bind."