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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cru•cial /ˈkruʃəl/USA pronunciation adj. - of highest, greatest, or most critical importance:a crucial experiment.
cru•cial•ly, adv.: The weather crucially affected the decision to proceed. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cru•cial (kro̅o̅′shəl),USA pronunciation adj. - involving an extremely important decision or result; decisive;
critical:a crucial experiment. - severe;
trying. - of the form of a cross;
cross-shaped.
- Latin cruci- (stem of crux) cross + -al1
- 1700–10
cru•ci•al•i•ty (kro̅o̅′shē al′i tē, kro̅o̅ shal′-),USA pronunciation n. cru′cial•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged momentous, vital, essential, significant.
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