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nex·us
(nĕk′səs)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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nexus
(ˈnɛksəs)n, pl nexus
1. a means of connection between members of a group or things in a series; link; bond
2. a connected group or series
[C17: from Latin: a binding together, from nectere to bind]
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nex•us
(ˈnɛk səs)n., pl. nex•us•es, nex•us.
1. a means of connection; tie; link.
2. a connected series or group.
3. the core or center, as of a matter or situation.
4. a specialized area of the cell membrane involved in intercellular communication and adhesion.
[1655–65; < Latin nexus a binding, joining, fastening, derivative of nect(ere) to bind, fasten]
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Nexus
a connected group or series, 1850.Example: nexus of matrimonial excesses.—BBC, 23 April 1983.
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| Noun | 1. |  nexus - the means of connection between things linked in serieslinkage - 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 The nexus between drugs, prostitution and corruption is universal.
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nexus
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central
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nexus
n → Verknüpfung f, → Verkettung f
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nex·us
n. nexo, conexión, unión.
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