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[ in-di-spen -suh -buh l ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌɪn dɪˈspɛn sə bəl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite: an indispensable member of the staff.
incapable of being disregarded or neglected: an indispensable obligation.
noun a person or thing that is indispensable.
Origin of indispensable First recorded in 1525–35; from Medieval Latin indispēnsābilis “not subject to dispensation.” See in-3 , dispensable
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synonym study for indispensable 1 . See necessary.
OTHER WORDS FROM indispensable in·dis·pen·sa·bil·i·ty, in·dis·pen·sa·ble·ness, noun in·dis·pen·sa·bly, adverb Words nearby indispensable indiscretion, indiscriminate, indiscriminating, indiscrimination, indiscussible, indispensable , indispose, indisposed, indisposition, indisputable, in dispute
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British Dictionary definitions for indispensable adjective absolutely necessary; essential
not to be disregarded or escaped an indispensable role
noun an indispensable person or thing
Derived forms of indispensable indispensability or indispensableness , noun indispensably , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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