complexus

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noun

A complex, an aggregate of parts

OriginLatin complexus →
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Meanings

nouncomplexus (plural complexuses)

plural complexuses

  1. datedA 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. anatomyA large muscle of the back, passing from the spine to the head.

Origin

  1. Latincomplexus“embrace”
  2. Englishcomplexus

Latin complexus (“embrace”).

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APA

complexus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complexus

MLA

“complexus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complexus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “complexus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complexus.

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