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| type | a |
| lex_filenum | 00 |
| def | of extreme importance |
| def | vital to the resolution of a crisis |
| examples | a crucial moment in his career a crucial election a crucial issue for women |
| Outgoing links | |
| Also see | critical; decisive; essential |
| Derivationally related form | important → importance |
| Derivationally related form | crucial → cruciality |
| Antonym | crucial → noncrucial |
| Similar to | critical, decisive; life-and-death, life-or-death; pivotal, polar |
| Incoming links | |
| Also see | critical; decisive; essential |
| Similar to | critical, decisive; life-and-death, life-or-death; pivotal, polar |
| Antonym | noncrucial → crucial |
| Derived from adjective | crucially → crucial |
| Derivationally related form | importance → important |
| Derivationally related form | cruciality → crucial |
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