Others, trained in the interpretation of linguistic cruces in the Odyssey and Beowulf, find it difficult to detect clarity and certainty in instructions like the following (for the operation of a video cassette recorder)[.]
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Cruces
/ˈkɹu.siz/
Synonyms for "cruces" (179 found)
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Closest matches (36)
ankhavellan crossbaffling problembench markbig dipperbodybrain twistercalvary crosscardinal pointcatchchichi-rhochief thingchinese puzzlechristcrosschristogramclimaxconstellationcorecornerstone
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Noun(8 words)
Strong matches (54)
cross fleurycross formeecross fourcheecross grignoleecross molinecross of clevescross of lorrainecross pateecross recerceleecross-crossletcrossbonescrossletcrossword puzzlecrucifixcruciformcrunchcrux ansatacrux capitatacrux decussatacrux gammata
Adjective(1 words)
decisive point
Related words (89)
important thinginverted crossissuejerusalem crossjigsaw puzzlejointjokerjuncturekernelkeystoneknotknotty pointlandmarklatin crosslong crossmain pointmain thingmaltese crossmaterial pointmatter
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meatmilestonemind bogglermind-bogglermysteryname of the gamenodenodusnonplusnubnubbinnut to crackoxymoronpapal crossparadoxpasspectoral crossperplexed questionperplexitypinchpithpivotpointpons asinorumposerpotent crossproblempurportpuzzlepuzzlementpuzzlerquandaryquestionquestion markreal issueroodrubrussian crosssalient pointsaltiresine qua nonsixty-four dollar questionsnagstickerstumpersubstancesubstantive pointswastikattauteaserthe bottom linethe pointthrusttough propositiontrefled crossturning pointvexed questionvoided crosswhyx
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
I attempt to find emotional or rhetorical cruces and to connect these in as graceful a way as I can manage in roughly the same number of lines as Seneca used.
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