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adj
Of critical importance to the survival of a living organism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Having death as a possible or even likely outcome; perilous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Of critical importance to the success of a particular endeavor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
vitally important
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: life-and-death
Antonyms: none provided
History
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Across languages
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