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cruciform

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cru⋅ci⋅form

[kroo-suh-fawrm]
–adjective
1. cross-shaped.
–noun
2. a cross.

Origin:
1655–65; < L cruci- (s. of crux) cross + -form


cru⋅ci⋅for⋅mi⋅ty, noun
cru⋅ci⋅form⋅ly, adverb
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cru·ci·form   (krōō'sə-fôrm')   
adj.  Shaped like a cross; cruciate.

[Latin crux, cruc-, cross + -form.]
cru'ci·form' n., cru'ci·form'ly adv.
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