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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : piv-uh-tl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪv ə tl |
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Définition of pivotal
Origin :- 1844, in figurative sense, from pivot (n.) + -al (1).
- adj important
- Noon at the ship is the pivotal point of the day's work at sea.
- Extract from : « Lectures in Navigation » by Ernest Gallaudet Draper
- Let us picture this pivotal scene of his life and of American history.
- Extract from : « True to His Home » by Hezekiah Butterworth
- It was one of the pivotal points of the war, and is of about medium height.
- Extract from : « Comic History of the United States » by Bill Nye
- But I could not discover that the massacre had any influence on the voters in the pivotal states.
- Extract from : « Historical Essays » by James Ford Rhodes
- There were great builders after, as before, the pivotal year 1400.
- Extract from : « How to judge architecture » by Russell Sturgis
- They have fixity of purpose, determination, independence, and pivotal stability.
- Extract from : « Astrology » by Sepharial
- Today the centre position is rightly called the pivotal position.
- Extract from : « Center Rush Rowland » by Ralph Henry Barbour
- Two days later was to open the pivotal battle in Middle Tennessee.
- Extract from : « Stone's River » by Wilson J. Vance
- In the Acts there are six pivotal events, on which all the rest of the story turns.
- Extract from : « Training the Teacher » by A. F. Schauffler
- Name the first of the six pivotal events recorded in the Acts.
- Extract from : « Training the Teacher » by A. F. Schauffler
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