crux
The basic, central, or essential point or featureThe basic, central, or essential point or feature.
» Here's the crux of the problem.
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5 sensesThe basic, central, or essential point or feature.
The crux of her argument was that the roadways needed repair before anything else could be accomplished.
Kern (-punkt)
основная проблемаosnovnaja problema, решающий вопросrešajuščij vopros, сутьsutʹ
the most important point
The critical or transitional moment or issue, a turning point.
Wendepunkt
A puzzle or difficulty.
Crux, Knackpunkt
The hardest point of a climb.
A cross on a coat of arms.
Examples
5 sentencesHere's the crux of the problem.
That's the crux of the matter.
deDa liegt der Hase im Pfeffer. — Espi
The crux of the matter is poverty, not responsibility.
The crux of his argument can be found on p. 56.
This seems to be the crux of the whole matter.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin crux (“cross, wooden frame for execution”), possibly from the Proto-InBorrowed from Latin crux (“cross, wooden frame for execution”), possibly from the Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”). Doublet of cross and crouch (“cross”).
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Forms
plural: cruxes / crucesSynonyms
37 synonyms- the most important point:crux of the matter
- a small conspicuous constellation in the Southern Hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus:Southern CrossCrux Australis