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Definition of nexus noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

nexus

noun
 
/ˈneksəs/
 
/ˈneksəs/
[singular] (formal)
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  1. a complicated series of connections between different things
    • the nexus between industry and political power
    • a nexus of interests
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin, ‘a binding together’, from nex- ‘bound’, from the verb nectere.
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