/ ˈneksəs; NAmE / noun
[ sing. ] ( formal ) a complicated series of connections between different things
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Latin , a binding together , from nex- bound, from the verb nectere .
/ ˈneksəs; NAmE / noun
[ sing. ] ( formal ) a complicated series of connections between different things
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Latin , a binding together , from nex- bound, from the verb nectere .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005