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complexus

Pronunciation: [kɔmˈpɫɛk.sʊs]

“complexus” is a Latin word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. an embrace, (euphemistic) a sexual act
  2. tie, bond
  3. the totality
  4. society as a whole
  5. understanding

Etymology

Form of complector (“to entwine, encircle, compass, infold”), compound of com- (“together”) and plecto (“to weave, braid”).

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