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

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   extremely important or necessary: a crucial decision / question. crucial to Her work has been crucial to the project's success. it is crucial that It is crucial that the problem is tackled immediately. Synonyms. all-important. essential (NECESSARY) vital (IMPORTANT) Fewer examples. Price will be a crucial factor in the success of this new product.

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   Crucial definition: involving an extremely important decision or result; decisive; critical. See examples of CRUCIAL used in a sentence.

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   Definitions of crucial. adjective. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis. “a crucial moment in his career”. “a crucial election”. “a crucial issue for women”. synonyms: important. critical. being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCRUCIAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe something as crucial, you mean it is extremely important. He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself. ...the most crucial election campaign for years.

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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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   If you describe something as crucial, you mean it is extremely important. He had administrators under him but made the crucial decisions himself. Synonyms: vital , important , pressing , essential More Synonyms of crucial

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   a. Extremely significant or important: "Infancy ... is now understood as a crucial building block of human personality" (Anne Roiphe). b. Vital to the resolution of a crisis or the determination of an outcome: a crucial moment in the political campaign. See Synonyms at decisive.