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Word: indispensable
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Meaning:
Adjective:
- Absolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without. from 17th c.
- ecclesiastical|obsolete Not admitting ecclesiastical dispensation; not subject to release or exemption; that cannot be allowed by bending the canonical rules. 16th-17th c.
- Of rules, duties etc: unbendable, that cannot be set aside or ignored. from 17th c.
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Noun:
- A thing that is not dispensable; a necessity. from 17th c.
- in plural|colloquial|dated Trousers. from 19th c.
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