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nexus

'neksәs5 senses · 182 ms
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noun/ˈnɛksəs//ˈnɛksuːs//ˈnɛksus/
  1. 1

    A form or state of connection.countableuncountable

  2. 2

    A form or state of connection.; The relationship between a vendor and a jurisdiction for the purpose of taxation, established for example by the vendor operating a physical store in that jurisdiction.CanadaUScountable

  3. 3

    A connected group; a network, a web.countableuncountable

    • Sunday's election pits Move Forward and the billionaire Shinawatra family's Pheu Thai against ruling parties backed by a nexus of old money, conservatives and generals with influence over key institutions involved in two decades of upheaval
  4. 4

    A centre or focus of something.countableuncountable

    • More than just a corporate juggernaut, Nvidia also has become an instrument of statecraft, operating at the nexus of advanced technology, diplomacy, and geopolitics.
  5. 5

    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).countableuncountable

  6. 6

    A person who had contracted a nexum or obligation of such a kind that, if they failed to pay, their creditor could compel them to work as a servant until the debt was paid; an indentured servant.Ancient-Romecountablehistorical

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