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  • 101Crux — …

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  • 102Crux — /kruks/, n., gen. Crucis /krooh sis/. Astron. See Southern Cross. [ < L: a cross] * * * ▪ astronomy LatinCross, also called  the Southern Cross        constellation lying at about 12 hours 30 minutes right ascension (the coordinate on the&#8230; …

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  • 103Crux — noun A distinctive winter constellation of the southern sky, shaped like a cross. It appears in the flags of several countries in Oceania. Syn: Southern Cross …

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  • 104crux — A junction or crossing. SYN: cross (1). [L.] c. of heart the zone of junction of the septa and walls of the four chambers of the heart. SYN: cross (2). cruces pilorum [TA] SYN: hair crosses, under cross. * * * (kruks) pl. cruґces [L.] cross …

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  • 105Crux — Kors; vanskeligt forståeligt sted i en tekst …

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  • 106crux — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. gist, key; crisis. See importance, difficulty. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. core, essence, heart, meat, *meat and potatoes, nitty gritty, gist, root, nub, basis …

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  • 107CRUX — Cosmic Ray Upset Experiment Contributor: CASI …

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  • 108crux — krÊŒks n. heart of the matter, main point …

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  • 109=crux — (L). A cross …

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  • 110crux — /krʌks / (say kruks) noun (plural cruxes or cruces /ˈkrusiz / (say kroohseez)) 1. a vital, basic, or decisive point. 2. a cross. 3. something that torments by its puzzling nature; a perplexing difficulty. {Latin: cross, torment, trouble} …