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Definition of nisus in English English dictionary
- a mental or physical effort to attain a specific goal; a striving
- {i} ambition; effort
- The contraction of the diaphragm and abdominal muscles to evacuate feces or urine
- A striving; an effort; a conatus
- The periodic procreative desire manifested in the spring by birds, etc
- an effortful attempt to attain a goal