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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
classical Latin nexus (plural nex{umac}s) the action of binding, a bond, tie, a type of legal obligation, a combination, connected group < nectere to bind, connect (see NET n.1) + -tus, suffix forming verbal nouns.]  
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classical [[Latin]] nexus (plural nex{umac}s) the action of binding, a bond, tie, a type of legal obligation, a combination, connected [[groups]] < nectere to bind, connect (see NET n.1) + -tus, suffix forming verbal nouns.]  
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:1. a. A bond, link, or junction; a means of connection between [[things]] or parts; (also) the state of [[being]] connected or linked.
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:1. a. A bond, link, or junction; a means of connection between things or parts; (also) the state of being connected or linked.
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::b. Grammar. Otto Jespersen's word for: a group of words (with or without a verb) expressing a predicative relation; a construction treated as such. Cf. JUNCTION n. 1c. Quot. 1917 illustrates an earlier use of nexus by Jespersen in a somewhat different sense.
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::c. Cell Biol. An area of fusion or close contact between two adjacent cell membranes, which is characterized by low electrochemical resistance.
      
:2. A connected group or series; a network.
 
:2. A connected group or series; a network.

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