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vital

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Main Entry: vi·tal
Pronunciation: primarystressvimacrt-schwal
Function: adjective
1 a : existing as a manifestation of life b : concerned with or necessary to the maintenance of life <vital organs> <blood and other vital fluids>
2 : characteristic of life or living beings <vital activities>
3 : recording data relating to lives <vital records>
4 : of, relating to, or constituting the staining of living tissues
- vi·tal·ly /-schwal-emacron/ adverb