Crux
noun
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a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus
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Origin
Borrowed 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”).
Phrases
- crux ansata
- crux decussata
- crux gammata
- crux ordinaria
- crux simplex
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