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nonessential
or non-es·sen·tial
[ non-uh-sen-shuhl ]
/ ˌnɒn əˈsɛn ʃəl /
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adjective
not essential; not necessary: Nonessential use of gasoline was forbidden during the war.
noun
a nonessential thing or person.
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Words nearby nonessential
none of the above, none other than, nonequivalence, nones, none-so-pretty, nonessential, non est, nonesuch, nonet, nonetheless, none the wiser
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British Dictionary definitions for nonessential
nonessential
/ (ˌnɒnɪˈsɛnʃəl) /
adjective
not essential; not necessary
biochem (of an amino acid in a particular organism) able to be synthesized from other substances
noun
a nonessential person or thing
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