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   crucial

   /ˈkruːʃl/

   adjective

   • 1. decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something: "negotiations were at a crucial stage" Similar pivotalcriticalkeyclimactericdecisivedecidingdeterminingsettlingtestingtryingsearchingmajorsignificantinfluentialmomentousconsequentialweightybigimportanthistoricepoch-makingfar-reachinglife-and-deathOpposite minor
   • ▪ of great importance: "this game is crucial to our survival" Similar very importantof the utmost importanceof great consequenceof the essencecriticalhigh-prioritypre-eminentparamountall-importantessentialvitalvitally importantindispensablemandatoryurgentpressingcompellingnecessaryneededrequiredrequisiteOpposite unimportant
   • ▪ excellent.

   Word Origin early 18th century (in the sense ‘cross-shaped’): from French, from Latin crux, cruc- ‘cross’. The sense ‘decisive’ is from Francis Bacon's Latin phrase instantia crucis ‘crucial instance’, which he explained as a metaphor from a crux or fingerpost marking a fork at a crossroad; Newton and Boyle took up the metaphor in experimentum crucis ‘crucial experiment’.

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   • 1. cruciality noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCRUCIAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   (of a decision or event) extremely important because many other things depend on it: The behavior of the oceans is a crucial aspect of global warming. crucially. adverb us / ˈkru·ʃə·li / The band wants to win over fans and, more crucially, radio programmers.

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   The meaning of CRUCIAL is important, significant. How to use crucial in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Crucial.

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   (of a decision or event) extremely important because many other things depend on it: The behavior of the oceans is a crucial aspect of global warming. crucially. adverb us / ˈkru·ʃə·li / The band wants to win over fans and, more crucially, radio programmers.

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   The word crucial is usually used to describe pivotal moments, choices, or actions that will affect everything that follows, as in We’re at a crucial point in the process—we need to make some big decisions.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcrucial - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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   Definition of crucial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   The word crucial describes something that is important or essential to success, like the crucial dress rehearsals that ensure everything will run smoothly on your play's opening night.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › crucialCrucial - definition of crucial by The Free Dictionary

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   crucial. ( ˈkruːʃəl) adj. 1. involving a final or supremely important decision or event; decisive; critical. 2. informal very important. 3. slang very good. [C18: from French, from Latin crux cross] ˈcrucially adv.