See pivotal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "centralʹnyj",
"sense": "being of crucial importance; central, key",
"word": "центральный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "being of crucial importance; central, key",
"word": "crucial"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "being of crucial importance; central, key",
"word": "pivotal"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "being of crucial importance; central, key",
"word": "central"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "being of crucial importance; central, key",
"word": "väsentlig"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "being of crucial importance; central, key",
"word": "avgörande"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "being of crucial importance; central, key",
"word": "huvudsaklig"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "being of crucial importance; central, key",
"word": "nyckel-"
}
],
"word": "pivotal"
}
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