1 November 2015

nexus

[nek-suh s]

noun, plural nexuses, nexus.

1. a means of connection; tie; link.
2. a connected series or group.
3. the core or center, as of a matter or situation.
4. Cell Biology. a specialized area of the cell membrane involved in intercellular communication and adhesion.

Origin of nexus

Latin

1655-1665; < Latin nexus a binding, joining, fastening, equivalent to nect (ere) to bind, fasten, tie + -tus suffix of v. action, with tt > s

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Contemporary Examples

A restaurant menu is the nexus of a diner, a dinner, a chef and the suitably hospitable environment in which a meal is served.
Vintage American Menus
David Lincoln Ross
September 9, 2011

But if the nexus of social and traditional media can inspire as we saw last year in Tahrir Square, it can also inflame.
Is Egypt an Ally of the U.S.?
P.J. Crowley
September 15, 2012

That nexus may be disturbing, but it is part of our current system.
Carlyle Comes Out of the Shadows
Zachary Karabell
September 5, 2011

Anagram

ex sun

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There should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color, or religion.

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1 November 1952 – The U.S. detonates the world’s first thermonuclear weapon, the Hydrogen Bomb, at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.

1 November 1993 – The European Union formally established as a result of the Maastricht Treaty, which had been ratified by 12 nations in February 1993. The nations were Great Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Irish Republic.