nexus.

1. A connection or set of connections between things.

2. A central point where several connections or activities meet.

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Words that belong together

• causal nexus
• social nexus

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The study examined the nexus between policy and housing.

A social nexus connected the groups.

They questioned the proposed causal nexus.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Singular nexus; plural nexuses or nexus. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.