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nisus (NEYE-suhs) - n., a mental or physical effort to attain an end.


Borrowed in 1699 from Latin nīsus, the act of planting the feet, effort, from nītī, to strive, lean, rely + -tus, suffix of verbal action.

---L.
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Date: 2010-08-26 07:01 pm (UTC)
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Oooh. Nice one. I am going to need some of that tomorrow.
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