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Added 10 October 2026

nodus

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Latin root: nōdus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about nodus at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A difficulty.
In the Odonata, a prominent crossvein near the centre of the leading edge of a wing.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin nōdus (“a knot”). Doublet of knot, knout, and node.

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