Nexus
Pronunciation : Nex"us
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L.]
Definition : Defn: Connection; tie. Man is doubtless one by some subtile nexus ... extending from the new-born infant to the superannuated dotard. De Quincey.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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