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In Latin, crux referred literally to an instrument of torture, often a cross or stake, and figuratively to the torture and misery inflicted by means of such an instrument.

Crux (/ krʌks / KRUKS) is a constellation of the southern sky that is centred on four bright stars in a cross -shaped asterism commonly known as the Southern Cross. It lies on the southern end …

CRUX definition: a vital, basic, decisive, or pivotal point. See examples of crux used in a sentence.

The crux of a problem or argument is the most important or difficult part of it which affects everything else.

The crux of the biscuit is the question of what archaeology is for and its corollary, the meaning of meaning in various disciplines and epistemologies.

Definition of crux noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. the central or pivotal point; essence: the crux of the matter. 2. a perplexing difficulty. 3. a cross.

4 days ago · crux (plural cruxes or cruces) The crux of her argument was that the roadways needed repair before anything else could be accomplished.

1. The basic, central, or critical point or feature: the crux of the matter; the crux of an argument. 2. A puzzling or apparently insoluble problem. 3. The most difficult portion of an ascent in rock …