Welcome to another mind-bending episode of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! Regular exercise and a healthy diet are two excellent means of protecting your brain from memory loss associated with aging. Another one is to expand your vocabulary by learning new words. So let's go ahead and give the gray matter a good stretch with the Word of the Week:
Nexus: [nek-sus] (noun) something that joins or connects; link; tie. -- "The New York Times Everyday Reader's Dictionary of Misunderstood, Misused, Mispronounced Words", Laurence Urdang, Ed., The New York Times Book Company, 1972.
Example: The library serves as a nexus for many different types of people, helping them to find common ground in their mutual interests and perhaps develop a better appreciation of one another.
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