CRUX OF THE MATTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does crux of the matter mean? 

• CRUX OF THE MATTER (noun)
  The noun CRUX OF THE MATTER has 1 sense:

1. the most important point

  Familiarity information: CRUX OF THE MATTER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CRUX OF THE MATTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The most important point

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

crux; crux of the matter

Hypernyms ("crux of the matter" is a kind of...):

point (a brief version of the essential meaning of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crux of the matter"):

alpha and omega (the basic meaning of something; the crucial part)