crux

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Noun

1. The basic, [[central]], or [[essential]] [[point]] or feature.
2. The [[critical]] or [[transitional]] [[moment]] or [[issue]], a [[turning point]].
3. A [[puzzle]] or [[difficulty]].
4. {{lb|en|climbing}} The [[hardest]] [[point]] of a climb.
5. {{lb|en|heraldiccharge}} A [[cross]] on a [[coat of arms]].

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|constellation}} A distinctive [[winter]] [[constellation]] of the [[southern]] sky, shaped like a [[cross]]. It appears in the [[flag]]s of several countries in [[Oceania]].

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