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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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   Crucial means extremely important or necessary for something else to happen or succeed. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, synonyms, and translations.

   • English (US)

     CRUCIAL meaning: 1. extremely important or necessary: 2....

   • Znaczenie Crucial, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     CRUCIAL definicja: 1. extremely important or necessary: 2....

   • Crucial: Arabic Translation

     CRUCIAL translate: حاسِم. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Crucial in Russian

     CRUCIAL translate: ключевой, решающий . Learn more in the...

   • Crucial: French Translation

     crucial translate: crucial/-ale, critique, crucial. Learn...

   • Crucial: Catalan Translation

     crucial translate: crucial. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Crucial: Thai Translation

     CRUCIAL translate: สำคัญมาก. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Crucial: Korean Translation

     crucial translate: 결정적인. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Learn the meaning of crucial, an adjective that means important, decisive, or essential. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related words for crucial.

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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.

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   Crucial means extremely important, because it will affect other things. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, with synonyms, collocations and pronunciation tips.

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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.

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   Crucial means extremely important, because it will affect other things. Learn how to use it in sentences, synonyms, grammar and pronunciation with examples and pictures.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryCRUCIAL definition in American English | Collins English...

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   Crucial means extremely important or decisive. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, with synonyms and examples from various sources.