Etymology
Origin of essentiality
Example Sentences
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This "thought experiment" enabled them to calculate the "keystoneness" or the relative essentiality of each species in each community.
From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2023
In that brimmed another truth Rich Beem has carried through the 20 years that followed the one day: the essentiality of humor.
From Washington Post • May 19, 2022
Never have I questioned its essentiality, and I certainly appreciate the revolutionary cinematic touches Francis Ford Coppola uses to bring the Corleone saga to life.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2022
Critics say the essentiality test gives courts broad authority over theological matters where they have little expertise and where clergy would be more appropriate arbiters of faith.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2022
In more recent times, as part of the growing conviction of the essentiality of everything Greek, Aristotle has received marked attention.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various
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