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   fulcrum

   /ˈfʊlkrəm/

   noun

   • 1. the point against which a lever is placed to get a purchase, or on which it turns or is supported.
   • ▪ a thing that plays a central or essential role in an activity, event, or situation: "research is the fulcrum of the academic community"

   Word Origin late 17th century (originally in the general sense ‘a prop or support’): from Latin, literally ‘post of a couch’, from fulcire ‘to prop up’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • F

     4

   • U

     1

   • L

     1

   • C

     3

   • R

     1

   • U

     1

   • M

     3

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