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- pronunciation:
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adjective |
| definition: |
When something is essential, it is completely necessary or needed.
Water and air are essential to life.- synonyms:
- basic, fundamental, necessary, vital
- antonyms:
- unnecessary
- similar words:
- central, critical, key, primary, principal
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| related words: |
elementary, important, spiritual |
| derivation: |
essentially (adv.) |
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