English Explanatory Dictionary

nexûs

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of nexus

Pronunciation

nĕkʹso͞os /ˈnɛksuːs/

Word forms

nexûs

Etymology

From the Latin nexūs, nominative plural form of nexus; the circumflex exists to distinguish the long vowel of the plural (/uː/ in both English and in Latin) from the short vowel of the singular (/ə/ in English and /u/ in Latin), avoiding homography; compare nexūs.

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