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“crux”
crux (noun); cruxes, cruces (pl)
1. An essential, basic, crucial, or pivotal point.
2. The basic, central, or critical point or feature: "The crux of the matter resulted in a problem for the family."
2. The basic, central, or critical point or feature: "The crux of the matter resulted in a problem for the family."
"The crux of the argument was not resolved."
3. A puzzling or apparently insoluble problem.
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(Latin: cross, crosslike; from the gallows tree)