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Definition of cruciform adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cruciform

adjective

/ˈkruːsɪfɔːm/

/ˈkruːsɪfɔːrm/

(specialist)

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(especially of buildings) in the shape of a crossTopics Colours and Shapesc2
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin crux, cruc- ‘cross’ + -iform.

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