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complexus

complexus noun: a complex, an aggregate of parts.

Noun

complexus (plural complexuses)

  1. (dated) A complex, an aggregate of parts
    • Whenever any of the great complexuses of the nerves, by intestine jars, have entangled themselves, at my approach they range into regular order, and give mutual assistance to each other in a friendly embracing intercourse […]1827, The Oriental Herald, volume 14, page 85
  2. A large muscle of the back, passing from the spine to the head.

Forms of complexus

pluralcomplexuses

Origin of complexus

Latin complexus (“embrace”).

Questions about complexus

What does complexus mean?
Complexus means a complex, an aggregate of parts.
What part of speech is complexus?
Complexus is a noun.
What is the plural of complexus?
The plural of complexus is complexuses.

Words near complexus in the dictionary

  1. complexometric
  2. complexometry
  3. complexone
  4. complexones
  5. complextro
  6. complexus
  7. complexuses
  8. compliable
  9. compliance
  10. compliance car
  11. compliance cars

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