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crucial

Adjective

∙ Being essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important.
∙ Cruciform or cruciate; cross-shaped. archaic
∙ Term of approval, particularly when applied to reggae music. slang, chiefly Jamaica

BABYLON ENGLISH
crucial adj.
critical, decisive, very important

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
crucial
crucial
\cru"cial\ (kr?"shal), a. [f. crucial, fr. l. crux, crucis, cross, torture. see cross.]
1. having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross; cruciform; intersecting; as, crucial ligaments; a crucial incision.
2. severe; trying or searching, as if bringing to the cross; decisive; as, a crucial test.
crucial
adj
1. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women" [syn: important]
[ant: noncrucial]

2. having crucial relevance; "crucial to the case"; "relevant testimony" [syn: relevant]

3. of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence" [syn: all-important(a) , all important(p) , essential, of the essence(p) ]

4. having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle" [syn: deciding(a) , determinant, determinative, determining(a) ]

WORDNET 2.0
crucial
Adjective
1. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"
(synonym) important
(antonym) noncrucial
(similar) critical, decisive
(see-also) critical
2. having crucial relevance; "crucial to the case"; "relevant testimony"
(synonym) relevant
(similar) material
3. of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence"
(synonym) all-important(a), all important(p), essential, of the essence(p)
(similar) important, of import
4. having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"
(synonym) deciding(a), determinant, determinative, determining(a)
(similar) decisive

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Crucial
Crucial may refer to:Crucial Technology, a brand used by semiconductor manufacturer Micron TechnologyThe Crucial Conspiracy, an album by The DingeesThe Crucial Squeegie Lip, a recording by WeenCrucial Three, a short-lived band, several of whose members later became famous"Crucial" (song), by New EditionCrucial Star, a South Korean hip-hop artist
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

crucial

Adjective

∙ Being essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important.
∙ Cruciform or cruciate; cross-shaped. archaic
∙ Term of approval, particularly when applied to reggae music. slang, chiefly Jamaica

BABYLON ENGLISH
crucial adj.
critical, decisive, very important

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
crucial
crucial
\cru"cial\ (kr?"shal), a. [f. crucial, fr. l. crux, crucis, cross, torture. see cross.]
1. having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross; cruciform; intersecting; as, crucial ligaments; a crucial incision.
2. severe; trying or searching, as if bringing to the cross; decisive; as, a crucial test.
crucial
adj
1. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women" [syn: important]
[ant: noncrucial]

2. having crucial relevance; "crucial to the case"; "relevant testimony" [syn: relevant]

3. of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence" [syn: all-important(a) , all important(p) , essential, of the essence(p) ]

4. having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle" [syn: deciding(a) , determinant, determinative, determining(a) ]

WORDNET 2.0
crucial
Adjective
1. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"
(synonym) important
(antonym) noncrucial
(similar) critical, decisive
(see-also) critical
2. having crucial relevance; "crucial to the case"; "relevant testimony"
(synonym) relevant
(similar) material
3. of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence"
(synonym) all-important(a), all important(p), essential, of the essence(p)
(similar) important, of import
4. having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"
(synonym) deciding(a), determinant, determinative, determining(a)
(similar) decisive

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Crucial
Crucial may refer to:Crucial Technology, a brand used by semiconductor manufacturer Micron TechnologyThe Crucial Conspiracy, an album by The DingeesThe Crucial Squeegie Lip, a recording by WeenCrucial Three, a short-lived band, several of whose members later became famous"Crucial" (song), by New EditionCrucial Star, a South Korean hip-hop artist
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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