Words / C2

NEKS-uh-s/ˈneksəs/

A nexus is a central connection or a linked cluster (formal): a nexus of interests, the nexus between X and Y. Connection and network (already in the dictionary) are everyday and wider. Hub is the centre of a wheel or a system. Do not call every meeting a nexus to make a diary look like a theory paper.

Meaning

A central connection, or a linked series of connections (formal).

Examples

• “The nexus of the failure was one shared login and no spare key.”
• “Connection is everyday (already in the dictionary). Network is a web (already in the dictionary). A hub is a centre. Two named causes that join are a nexus. A crowded inbox is not, by itself, a nexus of anything except delay.”

Good to know

A central link; a cluster of ties. Everyday: connection. Cousin: network / hub. A diary clash is not a theory of everything.

Near in meaning

connection

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