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Grammar : Adj
Spell : piv-uh-tl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪv ə tl



Definition of pivotal

Origin :
  • 1844, in figurative sense, from pivot (n.) + -al (1).
  • adj important
Example sentences :
  • 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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