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the crux of something — the crux (of something) phrase the most important aspect of something The police didn’t have enough evidence against him. That’s the crux of the matter. Thesaurus: important thing or detailsynonym Main entry: crux … Useful english dictionary
crux — [ krʌks ] noun the crux (of something) the most important aspect of something: The police didn t have enough evidence against him. That s the crux of the matter … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
crux — UK [krʌks] / US noun the crux (of something) the most important aspect of something The police didn t have enough evidence against him. That s the crux of the matter … English dictionary
crux — 1814, cross, from L. crux cross (see CROSS (Cf. cross)). Figurative use for a central difficulty, is older, from 1718; perhaps from L. crux interpretum a point in a text that is impossible to interpret, in which the literal sense is something… … Etymology dictionary
Crux (comics) — For the Marvel Comics character, see Cerebro s X Men. Crux Cover to Crux #1 Publication information … Wikipedia
crux — /kruks/, n., pl. cruxes, cruces /krooh seez/. 1. a vital, basic, decisive, or pivotal point: The crux of the trial was his whereabouts at the time of the murder. 2. a cross. 3. something that torments by its puzzling nature; a perplexing… … Universalium
crux — [krʌks] noun the crux (of sth) the most important aspect of something[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
crux — /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} …
the crux — (of something) phrase the most important aspect of something The police didn’t have enough evidence against him. That’s the crux of the matter. Thesaurus: important thing or detailsynonym Main entry: crux * * * the crux : the most important … Useful english dictionary
crucial — cru|cial W2S3 [ˈkru:ʃəl] adj [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: cross shaped , from Latin crux; CROSS2] something that is crucial is extremely important, because everything else depends on it crucial to ▪ This aid money is crucial to the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
