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cruciform


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PRONUNCIATION:

(KROO-suh-form)

MEANING:

adjective: In the shape of a cross.
noun: Something in the shape of a cross.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin crux (stake, cross) + -form (having the shape). Earliest documented use: 1661.

USAGE:

“The boys made their way along the cruciform of gravel that bisected the kitchen garden.”
Merryn Allingham; The Buttonmaker’s Daughter; HarperCollins; 2017.

See more usage examples of cruciform in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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