NODUS
Meaning of NODUS in English
/noh"deuhs/ , n. , pl. nodi /-duy/ .
a difficult or intricate point, situation, plot, etc.
[ 1350-1400; ME: knot in the flesh nodus knot ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.
Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .
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