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Synonyms
cru·cial (krōṓshəl)

[From New Latin (īnstantia) crucis, (experīmentum) crucis, crossroads (case), crossroads (experiment), from Latin crux, cruc-, cross, Sense 2, French, from Old French, from Latin crux.]

adjective 

    1. Extremely significant or important: a crucial problem.
    2. Vital to the resolution of a crisis; decisive: a crucial election. See synonyms at decisive
  2. Archaic Having the form of a cross; cross-shaped.

derivatives

crúcial·ly
adverb