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crux
1[ kruhks ]
noun
plural cruxes, cruces
- a vital, basic, decisive, or pivotal point:
The crux of the trial was his whereabouts at the time of the murder.
Synonyms: , , ,
- a cross.
- something that torments by its puzzling nature; a perplexing difficulty.
Crux
2[ kruhks ]
noun
Astronomy.
genitive Crucis
crux
1/ ʌ /
noun
- a vital or decisive stage, point, etc (often in the phrase the crux of the matter )
- a baffling problem or difficulty
- mountaineering the most difficult and often decisive part of a climb or pitch
- a rare word for cross
Crux
2/ ʌ /
noun
- the more formal name for the Southern Cross
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of crux1
1635–45; < Latin: stake, scaffold, or cross used in executions, torment; figurative senses perhaps < New Latin crux ( interpretum ) (commentators') torment, a difficult passage in a text; crucial
Origin of crux2
< Latin: a cross
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of crux1
C18: from Latin: cross
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And that was the crux of the issue.
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The Countess of Sandwich gets to the crux of what she sees as the Duchess of Sussex's rebrand dilemma.
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Homeownership has always been at the crux of the American dream.
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“The crux of it is standing true to the reason our voters sent us here, which is to fight for democratic values,” Frost said.
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"The crux of Farage's argument is this: what was possible in the 20th Century isn't possible in the 21st," Streeting told his audience.
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