'Crucial' definitions:

Definition of 'crucial'

(from WordNet)
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" [syn: crucial, important] [ant: noncrucial]
adjective
Having crucial relevance; "crucial to the case"; "relevant testimony"
adjective
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), crucial, essential, of the essence(p)]

Definition of 'Crucial'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Severe; trying or searching, as if bringing to the cross; decisive; as, a crucial test. [1913 Webster]

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