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CRUX
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Irregular inflected form: cruces
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The most important point
Synonyms:
crux; crux of the matter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("crux" is a kind of...):
point (a brief version of the essential meaning of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crux"):
alpha and omega (the basic meaning of something; the crucial part)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus
Synonyms:
Crux; Crux Australis; Southern Cross
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
Meronyms (members of "Crux"):
Alpha Crucis (the brightest star in the Southern Cross)
Beta Crucis (the second brightest star in the Southern Cross)
Holonyms ("Crux" is a member of...):
Milky Way; Milky Way Galaxy; Milky Way System (the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky)
