essential

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essential
ɪˈsɛnʃ(ə)l Listen
Meanings
adjective
  • absolutely necessary; extremely important.
    E.g. it is essential to keep up-to-date records
  • (of a disease) with no known external stimulus or cause; idiopathic.
    E.g. essential hypertension
noun
  • a thing that is absolutely necessary.
    E.g. we only had the bare essentials in the way of equipment

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