Dictionary![]() ![]() cruxPronunciation: (kruks), [key] —n., —pl. crux•es, cru•cesPronunciation: (krOO'sēz). [key] 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 difficulty. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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