nexus

CEFRC1

/ˈnɛksəs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A connection or central point linking things.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A connected group; a network, a web.

Examples

  • Up ahead is the nexus between our two universes.

  • More than just a corporate juggernaut, Nvidia also has become an instrument of statecraft, operating at the nexus of advanced technology, diplomacy, and geopolitics.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈnɛksuːs/
  • /ˈnɛksus/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A form or state of connection.

  2. A centre or focus of something.

  3. In the work of the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen (1860–1943): a group of words expressing two concepts in one unit (such as a clause or sentence).

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Latin nexus (“connection, nexus; act of binding, tying or fastening together; something which binds, binding, bond, fastening, joint; legal obligation”), from nectō (“to attach, bind, connect, fasten, tie; to interweave; to relate; to unite; to bind by obligation, make liable, oblige; to compose, contrive, devise, produce”, supine stem nex-) + -tus (suffix forming verbal nouns).