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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•dis•pen•sa•ble /ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl/USA pronunciation adj. - necessary or essential:A computer is indispensable to many writers.
in•dis•pen•sa•bil•i•ty /ˌɪndɪˌspɛnsəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] in•dis•pen•sa•bly, adv. See -pend-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•dis•pen•sa•ble (in′di spen′sə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite:an indispensable member of the staff.
- incapable of being disregarded or neglected:an indispensable obligation.
n. - a person or thing that is indispensable.
- Medieval Latin indispēnsābilis not subject to dispensation. See in-3, dispensable
- 1525–35
in′dis•pen′sa•bil′i•ty, in′dis•pen′sa•ble•ness, n. in′dis•pen′sa•bly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged needed. See necessary.
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