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transitional
English
Etymology
transition +? -al
Adjective
transitional (not comparable)
- of, or relating to a transition
- temporary; pending the implementation of something new
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Synonyms
- (temporary): provisional, provisory
Derived terms
- transitionally
Related terms
- transient
- transit
- transition
- transitive
- transitory
Translations
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crux
English
Etymology
From Latin crux (“cross, wooden frame for execution”), from the Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”). Doublet of cross.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /k??ks/
- Rhymes: -?ks
Noun
crux (plural cruxes or cruces)
- The basic, central, or essential point or feature.
- Synonyms: core, gist; see also Thesaurus:gist
- The critical or transitional moment or issue, a turning point.
- 1993, Laurence M. Porter, "Real Dreams, Literary Dreams, and the Fantastic in Literature", pages 32-47 in Carol Schreier Rupprecht (ed.) The Dream and the Text: Essays on Literature and Language.
- The mad certitude of the ogre, Abel Tiffauges, that he stands at the crux of history and that he will be able to raise Prussia "to a higher power" (p. 180), contrasts sharply with the anxiety and doubt attendant upon most modern literary dreams.
- 1993, Laurence M. Porter, "Real Dreams, Literary Dreams, and the Fantastic in Literature", pages 32-47 in Carol Schreier Rupprecht (ed.) The Dream and the Text: Essays on Literature and Language.
- A puzzle or difficulty.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Dr. Sheridan to this entry?)
- 1860, Marian Evans (translator), The Life of Jesus, Critically Examined (originally by David Strauss)
- (climbing) The hardest point of a climb.
- 1907, The Alpine Journal, vol. 23. [1]
- the real crux of the climb was encountered
- 1973, Pat Armstrong, "Klondike Fever: Seventy Years Too Late", in Backpacker, Autumn 1973, page 84:
- The final half-mile was the crux of the climb.
- 2004, Craig Luebben, Rock Climbing: Mastering Basic Skills, The Mountaineers Books, ?ISBN, page 179:
- Most pitches have a distinct crux, or tough spot; some have multiple cruxes. […] ¶ Climb efficiently on the "cruiser" sections to stay fresh for the cruxes.
- 2009, R. J. Secor, The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, and Trails, Third Edition, The Mountaineers Books, ?ISBN, page 51:
- Continue climbing the groove; the crux is passing some vegetation on the second pitch.
- 1907, The Alpine Journal, vol. 23. [1]
- (heraldry) A cross on a coat of arms.
Related terms
- cross
- crucial
Descendants
- ? French: crux
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin crux or English crux, in the phrase crux interpretum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kr?ks/
- Hyphenation: crux
Noun
crux f (plural cruces or cruxen)
- crucial or otherwise serious, difficult problem
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”). Possible cognate with Latin circus (“circle”) and curvus (“curve”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kruks/, [k??ks?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kruks/, [k?uks]
Noun
crux f (genitive crucis); third declension
- wooden frame on which criminals were crucified, especially a cross
- (derogatory) gallows bird; one who deserves to be hanged
- (figuratively) torture; misery
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Borrowings
Unsorted borrowings
References
- crux in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- crux in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- crux in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- crux in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
- crux in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- crux in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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