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essentiality

American

[uh-sen-shee-al-i-tee] / əˌsɛn ʃiˈæl ɪ ti /

noun

the quality of being essential; essential character.
an essential feature, element, or point.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

essentialities

plural

Etymology

Origin of essentiality

First recorded in 1610–20; essential + -ity

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