CRUCIAL


Meaning of CRUCIAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkrü-shəl ]

adjective

Etymology: French, from Latin cruc-, crux cross

Date: 1706

1. archaic : cruciform

2.

a. : important or essential as resolving a crisis : decisive

a crucial step

b. : marked by final determination of a doubtful issue

the crucial game of a series

c. : important , significant

what use we make of them will be the crucial question — Stanley Kubrick

Synonyms: see acute

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.