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Cross

The cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines or bars, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of the Latin letter X, is also termed a saltire in heraldic terminology. Throughout centuries the cross in its various shapes and forms was a symbol…

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Name

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Marks and graphemes

Emblems

Physical gestures

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Cross

Nodes125
Edges124
Triples101
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016
Components1

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Cross

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related to Post-Christian · 34
Cross → AD, Alexandria, An, Barnabas, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Christians, Clement, Clement's, Crusades, De Corona, Epistle, Fishes, Genesis, Greek, Ichthys, In, Iota Eta, Jesus
related to Name · 16
Cross → Christ's, English, French, Germanic, In, Latin, Old English, Old French, Old High German, Old Irish, Old Norse, Roman, The, The English, The Latin, This
related to Pre-Christian · 15
Cross → Also, Ansault, Blake, Chevalier, Christian, Due, Egyptian, European, Influential, Iron Age, Koch, Mortillet, Müller, Speculation, Upper Paleolithic
related to External links · 13
Cross → Christianity, Crosses, Crucifix, Designs, Forms, Glossary, Images, Indian CrossThe Christian Cross, Jesus Christ, MeaningsCross, Symbols, TopicsNasrani, Variations
related to Physical gestures · 10
Cross → Anglican, Catholic, Christian, Crossing, Eastern Orthodox, European, Oriental Orthodox, Other, Tau, The
related to Marks and graphemes · 7
Cross → Cyrillic Kha, Derived, Egyptian, Greek Chi, Gyfu, Latin, The
related to Emblems · 4
Cross → Christian, Crosses, Heraldic, The
is a · 1
Cross → geometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines or bars
related to Unicode · 1
Cross → Unicode

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latin crux used symbol letter sign century symbols christian lines old gibbet include shapes egyptian gestures tau english first greek

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Crossis ageometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines or bars0.90text
Crossrelated to EmblemsThe0.60section
Crossrelated to EmblemsChristian0.60section
Crossrelated to EmblemsHeraldic0.60section
Crossrelated to EmblemsCrosses0.60section
Crossrelated to External linksVariations0.60section
Crossrelated to External linksCrosses0.60section
Crossrelated to External linksImages0.60section
Crossrelated to External linksMeaningsCross0.60section
Crossrelated to External linksCrucifix0.60section
Crossrelated to External linksGlossary0.60section
Crossrelated to External linksForms0.60section

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