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vital
What does vital mean?
vital (adjective): urgently needed; absolutely necessary.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use vital in a sentence?
- Vital for a healthy society. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- Of vital interest. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce vital?
/ˈvaɪtəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does vital come from?
From Middle English vital, from Old French vital, from Latin vītālis (“of life, life-giving”), from vīta (“life”), from vīvō (“to live”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “vital” mean?
recently made, produced, or harvested
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hard, not easy, requiring much effort
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urgently needed; absolutely necessary
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belonging to one by birth or ancestry
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