Nexus

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A means of connection; a link or tie: "this nexus between New York's . . . real-estate investors and its . . . politicians” ( Wall Street Journal).
  • n. A connected series or group.
  • n. The core or center: "The real nexus of the money culture [was] Wall Street” ( Bill Barol).
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a form of connection
  • n. a connected group
  • n. the centre of something
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Connection; tie.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Tie; connection; interdependence existing between the several members or individuals of a series or group.
  • n. In medieval music, melodic motion by skips.
  • n. In Roman law:
  • n. A free-born person who had contracted the obligation called nexum, and thus became liable to be seized by his creditor if he failed to pay, and to be compelled to serve him until the debt was discharged.
  • n. The bond or obligation by which such a person was held.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a connected series or group
  • n. the means of connection between things linked in series
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    series    linkage   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    connection    tie    Bon    bond    link   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Texas    plexus    texas   
     
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