dispensable
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1525–35; < Medieval Latin dispēnsābilis, equivalent to Latin dispēns(āre) to distribute by weight (see dispense) + -ābilis -able
1525–35; < Medieval Latin dispēnsābilis, equivalent to Latin dispēns(āre) to distribute by weight (see dispense) + -ābilis -able
Related forms
dis·pen·sa·bil·i·ty, dis·pen·sa·ble·ness, noun
non·dis·pens·a·ble, adjective
un·dis·pen·sa·ble, adjective
Synonyms
1. expendable, unnecessary; unessential, unimportant, extraneous.
1. expendable, unnecessary; unessential, unimportant, extraneous.
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dispensable (dɪˈspɛnsəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | not essential; expendable |
| 2. | capable of being distributed |
| 3. | (of a law, vow, etc) able to be relaxed |
| dispensa'bility | |
| —n | |
| dis'pensableness | |
| —n | |
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Medical Dictionary
dispensable dis·pen·sa·ble (dĭ-spěn'sə-bəl)
adj.
Capable of being dispensed, administered, or distributed. Used of a drug.
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Example sentences
Bribery and sloppy constructions are quite normal human lives are dispensable.
Normally mutations that occur in somatic cells affect only that cell and its descendants which are ultimately dispensable.
We are thus once more reminded of the distinction between essential or unavoidable relational concepts and the dispensable type.
Ultimately, no matter how popular he got, he was dispensable.
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