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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. Severe; trying or searching, as if bringing to the cross; decisive; as a crucial test. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: crucial adj 1: 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: {important}] [ant: {noncrucial}] 2: having crucial relevance; "crucial to the case"; "relevant testimony" [syn: {relevant}] 3: 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)}, {essential}, {of the essence(p)}] 4: having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle" [syn: {deciding(a)}, {determinant}, {determinative}, {determining(a)}]
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