indispensable

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Also spelled indispensibly

US /ˌɪndɪˈspensəbəl/ UK /ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl/
adj noun Freq #17915

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    So important or necessary that you cannot manage without it.

    A good dictionary is indispensable for serious language learners.

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Synonyms
1 adj · so important or necessary... essential
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Word family
Forms indispensablesindispensably
Derived forms indispensabilityindispensablenessindispensably

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French indispensable, from Medieval Latin indispensābilis, corresponding to in- + dispensable.

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