cruciality

noun

cru·​ci·​al·​i·​ty

ˌkrüshēˈalətē,

krüˌshal-,

-ətē,

-i

plural -es

: the quality or state of being crucial

the episodes chosen by Homer have no evident cruciality for the course of the war

—S. G. F. Brandon

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