/ ˈkruːsɪfɔːm; NAmE -fɔːrm/ adjective
( technical ) ( especially of buildings ) in the shape of a cross
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Latin crux , cruc- cross + - iform .
/ ˈkruːsɪfɔːm; NAmE -fɔːrm/ adjective
( technical ) ( especially of buildings ) in the shape of a cross
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Latin crux , cruc- cross + - iform .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005