noun
a state of critical urgency
• Syn: ↑criticality, ↑criticalness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑crucial, ↑critical (for: ↑criticalness), ↑critical (for: ↑criticality)
• Hypernyms: ↑urgency
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\\ˌkrüshēˈaləd.ē, krüˌshal-, -ətē, -i\ noun (-es) : the quality or state of being crucial
the episodes chosen by Homer have no evident cruciality for the course of the war — S.G.F.Brandon
Useful english dictionary. 2012.