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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVital
/ˈvaɪ.təl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Absolutely necessary or important; essential.
"Water is vital for all known forms of life." - 2
Relating to life; characteristic of life.
"The vital signs of the patient were stable."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late Middle English word 'vitalis', coming from the Latin 'vita' meaning life. It has historically evolved from denoting biological life-force to describing anything absolutely essential, crucial, or indispensable to the maintenance or success of an entity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Vital" is said worldwide
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vital
Transliteration: vital
"L'eau est vitale pour tous les êtres vivants."
lebenswichtig
Transliteration: lebenswichtig
"Wasser ist lebenswichtig für alle bekannten Lebensformen."
vitale
Transliteration: vitale
"L'acqua è vitale per tutte le forme di vita conosciute."
vital
Transliteration: vital
"El agua es vital para todas las formas de vida conocidas."
vital
Transliteration: vital
"A água é vital para todas as formas de vida conhecidas."
जीवनदायिनी
Transliteration: jīvandāyinī
"पानी सभी ज्ञात जीवन रूपों के लिए जीवनदायिनी है।"
至关重要的
Transliteration: zhìguān zhòngyào de
"水对所有已知生命形式至关重要。"
생명에 중요한
Transliteration: saengmyeong-e jungyohan
"물은 모든 알려진 생명체에 생명에 중요합니다."
重要な
Transliteration: jūyōna
"水はすべての知られている生命形態にとって重要です。"
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