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   crucible

   /ˈkruːsɪbl/

   noun

   • 1. a ceramic or metal container in which metals or other substances may be melted or subjected to very high temperatures: "the crucible tipped and the mould filled with liquid metal"
   • ▪ a situation of severe trial, or in which different elements interact, leading to the creation of something new: "their relationship was forged in the crucible of war"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin crucibulum ‘night lamp, crucible’ (perhaps originally a lamp hanging in front of a crucifix), from Latin crux, cruc- ‘cross’.

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