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Crucis

[kroo-sis]
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noun Astronomy.

genitive of Crux.

Origin of Crucis

From Latin

Crux

[kruhks]

noun, genitive Cru·cis [kroo-sis] /ˈkru sɪs/. Astronomy.

Southern Cross.

Origin of Crux

< Latin: a cross
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British Dictionary definitions for crucis

Crux

noun Latin genitive Crucis (ˈkruːsɪs)

the more formal name for the Southern Cross

crux

noun plural cruxes or cruces (ˈkruːsiːz)

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

Word Origin for crux

C18: from Latin: cross
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Word Origin and History for crucis

crux

n.

1814, "cross," from Latin crux "cross" (see cross (n.)). Figurative use for "a central difficulty," is older, from 1718; perhaps from Latin crux interpretum "a point in a text that is impossible to interpret," in which the literal sense is something like "crossroads of interpreters." Extended sense of "central point" is from 1888.

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crucis in Medicine

crux

[krŭks, kruks]

n. pl. crux•es

A cross or a crosslike structure.
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