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crucial
[ kroo-shuhl ]
adjective
- involving an extremely important decision or result; decisive; critical:
a crucial experiment.
Synonyms: significant, essential, vital, momentous
- severe; trying.
- of the form of a cross; cross-shaped.
crucial
/ ˈkruːʃəl /
adjective
- involving a final or supremely important decision or event; decisive; critical
- informal.very important
- slang.very good
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Derived Forms
- ˈcrucially, adverb
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Other Words From
- cru·ci·al·i·ty [kroo-shee-, al, -i-tee, kroo-, shal, -], noun
- crucial·ly adverb
- non·crucial adjective
- non·crucial·ly adverb
- pre·crucial adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of crucial1
First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin cruci- (stem of crux cross ( def ) ) + -al 1( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of crucial1
C18: from French, from Latin crux cross
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