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Pivotal

/pˈɪvətəl/
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(adj) Of, relating to, or being a pivot.

He plays an important, almost pivotal, role.
Sami had a pivotal time in his life.
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The discovery of DNA's structure was a ____ moment in the history of modern biology.

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