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pivotal
What does pivotal mean?
pivotal (adjective): being of crucial importance; central, key.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use pivotal in a sentence?
How do you pronounce pivotal?
/ˈpɪvətəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does pivotal come from?
From pivot + -al.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to pivotal
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “pivotal” mean?
capable of producing great physical force
Not quite: that's what strong means.
free from external control and constraint
Not quite: that's what independent means.
being of crucial importance; central, key
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existing in possibility, not in actuality
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