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ESSENTIALITY

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es⋅sen⋅ti⋅al⋅i⋅ty

  [uh-sen-shee-al-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties for 2.
1. the quality of being essential; essential character.
2. an essential feature, element, or point.
Origin:
1610–20; essential + -ity
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es·sen·tial   (ĭ-sěn'shəl)   
adj.  

  1. Constituting or being part of the essence of something; inherent.

  2. Basic or indispensable; necessary: essential ingredients. See Synonyms at indispensable.

  3. Medicine Of, relating to, or being a dysfunctional condition or a disease whose cause is unknown: essential hypertension.

  4. Biochemistry Being a substance that is required for normal functioning but cannot be synthesized by the body and therefore must be included in the diet: essential amino acids.

n.  

  1. Something fundamental.

  2. Something necessary or indispensable.

es·sen'ti·al'i·ty (-shē-āl'ĭ-tē), es·sen'tial·ness n., es·sen'tial·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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