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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]] vitalis of life, from vita life; akin to Latin vivere to live
*Date: 14th century
==Definitions==
*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 : full of life and vigor : animated
*3 : characteristic of life or living [[beings]]
*4 a : fundamentally concerned with or affecting life or living beings: as (1) : tending to renew or refresh the living : invigorating (2) : destructive to life : [[mortal]]
:b : of the utmost importance <a vital clue> <vital resources>
*5 : recording [[data]] relating to lives
*6 : of, relating to, or constituting the staining of living tissues
==Synonyms==
*[[essential]]
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]] vitalis of life, from vita life; akin to Latin vivere to live
*Date: 14th century
==Definitions==
*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 : full of life and vigor : animated
*3 : characteristic of life or living [[beings]]
*4 a : fundamentally concerned with or affecting life or living beings: as (1) : tending to renew or refresh the living : invigorating (2) : destructive to life : [[mortal]]
:b : of the utmost importance <a vital clue> <vital resources>
*5 : recording [[data]] relating to lives
*6 : of, relating to, or constituting the staining of living tissues
==Synonyms==
*[[essential]]
[[Category: General Reference]]
