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Meanings of crux in English

Portuguese
constelação de crux
Catalan
creu austral

A small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus.

constelação de crux
Portuguese
ponto crucial
Catalan
quid

The most important point.

ponto crucial
Synonyms
Examples for "crux of the matter"
Examples for "crux of the matter"
1
And this is the crux of the matter for the new parliament.
The Guardian
2
That is the crux of the matter: the ways to other worlds.
Charmed Life
3
The crux of the matter lies in the 'all its forms' clause.
The South African
4
Continue reading... We come to the crux of the matter in Chapter 6.
Wired
5
At the crux of the matter is housing and the economy.
Reuters
Usage of crux in English
1
It felt very difficult at the beginning, especially the very first crux.
Climbing Magazine
2
This is the crux of the problem when mixing friends and renting.
The Guardian
3
Another option is to aid past the crux and finish the climb.
Climbing Magazine
4
He was respectful as I walked the crux on several highball problems.
Rock and Ice Magazine
5
And this is the crux of the matter for the new parliament.
The Guardian
6
Sometimes these transitions can be the easy section, other times the crux.
Climbing Magazine
7
Commit to Movement Particularly in the meat of a crux, never hesitate.
Climbing Magazine
8
They had backed down from the crux second pitch the previous Sunday.
Rock and Ice Magazine
9
That is the crux of the matter: the ways to other worlds.
Charmed Life
10
I led also the final crux, a red, overhanging, slightly rotten wall.
Climbing Magazine
11
He fell tens of times from the crux, approximately 60 feet up.
Rock and Ice Magazine
12
It was his first time ever leading either of those crux pitches.
Rock and Ice Magazine
13
Priests are portrayed in adoration of the crux ansata before phallic monuments.
The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10
14
Approval was granted on this basis, is the crux of their argument.
The South African
15
The day before I sent, I fell above the crux two times.
Climbing Magazine
16
Of course, it was the baby-Emotional, the little-mid, that was the crux.
The Gods Themselves
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Crux through the time
Crux across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Rare