"life-changing" meaning in English

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          "word": "elämän muuttava"
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          "word": "καθοριστικός"
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          "word": "zmieniający życie"
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  "word": "life-changing"
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      "word": "elämän muuttava"
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      "word": "zmieniający życie"
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