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cruciate

[ kroo-shee-it, -eyt ]

adjective

  1. shaped like a cross; cross-shaped.
  2. Botany. having the form of a cross with equal arms, as the flowers of mustard.
  3. Entomology. crossing diagonally when at rest, as the wings of certain insects.


cruciate

/ ˈkruːʃɪɪt; -ˌeɪt /

adjective

  1. shaped or arranged like a cross

    cruciate petals

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. informal.
    1. ( as modifier )

      cruciate problems

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܳٱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • c·ٱ· adverb
  • Dz·c·ٱ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of cruciate1

1675–85; < New Latin ܳٳܲ, equivalent to Latin cruci- (stem of crux ) cross + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of cruciate1

C17: from New Latin ܳٳܲ, from Latin crux cross
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Not the least of which is whether Watkins sits out all of next season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee.

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The truth was few outside of the Trojans’ locker room knew what they were capable of without JuJu Watkins, whose season-ending anterior cruciate ligament tear loomed large over the entire tournament.

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SPOKANE, Wash. — The first week after Paige Bueckers tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee in August 2022, the questions haunted the Connecticut star most.

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It’s a responsibility Press has embraced after missing most of Angel City’s first three seasons because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

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Part of what contributed to his struggles last year, he said, was working with an unfamiliar training staff while coming off the torn anterior cruciate ligament he suffered in Week 3 of 2023.

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