| NOUN | object | Crux, Southern Cross, Crux Australis | a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus |
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| communication | crux, crux of the matter | the most important point |
| Sounds | krah'ks | |
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| Rhymes | Benelux ... Wessex: 20 rhymes with ahks... | |
| Meaning | A small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus. | |
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| Synonyms | Southern Cross, Crux Australis | |
| Instance of | constellation | A configuration of stars as seen from the earth |
| Member of | Milky Way, Milky Way Galaxy, Milky Way System | The galaxy containing the solar system |
| Members | Alpha Crucis | The brightest star in the Southern Cross |
| Beta Crucis | The second brightest star in the Southern Cross | |
| Spanish | Crux, Cruz Austral, Cruz del Sur | |
| Catalan | Creu Austral, Crux | |
| Meaning | The most important point. | |
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| Synonym | crux of the matter | |
| Narrower | alpha and omega | The basic meaning / meaning of something |
| Broader | point | A brief version of the essential meaning / meaning of something |
| Spanish | quid | |
| Catalan | quid | |
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