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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- key :serving as an essential component
- a cardinal rule|the central cause of the problem|an example that was fundamental to the argument|computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure
- key :something crucial for explaining
- the key to development is economic integration
- key :provide with a key
- We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building
- key :pitch of the voice
- key :vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
- His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot
- key :a kilogram of a narcotic drug
- they were carrying two keys of heroin
- key :harmonize with or adjust to
- key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude
- key :(basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
- he hit a jump shot from the top of the key|he dominates play in the paint