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crucial
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/ˈkɹuː.ʃəl/
adjective
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In plain English
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adjective
Extremely important to the success or result of something.
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adjective
Extra detailCruciform or cruciate; cross-shaped.
Examples
My courage failed me at the crucial moment.
The negotiations stepped into a crucial phase.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsVery good; excellent; particularly applied to reggae music.
Essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital.
More examples
In contextThe next few weeks are going to be crucial.
A secure supply of crude oil is crucial for any modern nation, let alone a superpower.
Delbert Wilkins is the most crucial pirate radio DJ in Brixton.
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Origin
adjective
1706, from French crucial, a medical term for ligaments of the knee (which cross each other), from Latin crux, crucis (“cross”) (English crux), from the Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”). The meaning “decisive, critical” is extended from a logical term, Instantias Crucis, adopted by Francis Bacon in his influential Novum Organum (1620); the notion is of cross fingerboard signposts at forking roads, thus a requirement to choose.