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cruciverbal

cruciverbal adjective: relating to crossword puzzles.

Adjective

cruciverbal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to crossword puzzles.

Origin of cruciverbal

From cruci- (“cross”) + verbal (“words”), from Latin roots crux (“cross”) and verbum (“word”).

Questions about cruciverbal

What does cruciverbal mean?
Cruciverbal means relating to crossword puzzles.
What part of speech is cruciverbal?
Cruciverbal is an adjective.

Words near cruciverbal in the dictionary

  1. crucify
  2. crucifying
  3. cruciger
  4. crucigeran
  5. crucigerous
  6. cruciverbal
  7. cruciverbalism
  8. cruciverbalist
  9. cruciverbalistic
  10. cruciverbalists
  11. cruciverse

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