Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pivotal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pivotal \Piv"ot*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to a pivot or turning point; belonging to,
or constituting, a pivot; of the nature of a pivot; as, the
pivotalopportunity of a career; the pivotal position in a
battle.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pivotal
adj : being of crucial importance; "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal
location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"-
Henry Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a
polar principal" [syn: {polar}]
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