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What is the noun for cruxes?

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crux
  1. The basic, central, or essential point or feature.
  2. The critical or transitional moment or issue, a turning point.
  3. A puzzle or difficulty.
  4. (climbing) The hardest point of a climb.
  5. (heraldry) A cross on a coat of arms.
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    1. “It was a change in attitude, a spirit of openness and mutual trust because that clearly was at the crux of the matter.”
      “That is the crux of the problem to me, because frankly, not all films are meant for television.”
      “They both think in terms of a zero-sum game and this is the crux of the ongoing crisis.”
crucialness
  1. The quality of being crucial.
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    1. “It will be recalled that several basic needs were signalled out for their seeming crucialness in linking individual with group.”
      “Bush argues that the reduction in scale and complexity reduced the crucialness of the women's work to the enterprise.”
      “What is clear from our history is the importance, the absolute crucialness, of the heroic individual or the benign obsessive.”
cruciality
  1. crucialness
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    1. “The cruciality of thorough research and accurate data in scientific experiments cannot be overstated.”
      “For example, in a comedic story, the concept of cruciality may be turned on its head.”
      “In his mind, he could still see his father's gleaming eyes when he reminded Michael again, a few hours ago, about the cruciality of the dinner.”
cruces
  1. plural of crux
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    1. “Its content ranged from debate over textual cruces to the latest developments in Baconian theory, and it took a particular interest in Shakespeare clubs.”
      “This was probably the first play the Folio's compositors set from such copy, which may help to explain its high percentage of misprints, errors, and cruces.”
      “From cruces to Panama mules were employed for the remainder of the journey.”
cruxes
  1. plural of crux
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    1. “One of the cruxes of the problems is that the funding is based on race and location, not on individual patient need.”
      “Royal Shakespeare Company audiences, like the company, tended to be knowledgeable about the texts, anticipating how a production might handle the cruxes.”
      “We will look through some of the cruxes of the process of reinforcement of the civil capacities regarding defence matters.”
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