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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
:1. a. A bond, link, or junction; a means of connection between things or parts; (also) the state of being connected or linked.
: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.
::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.