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op·tion·al    Audio Help   [op-shuh-nl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.left to one's choice; not required or mandatory: Formal dress is optional.
2.leaving something to choice.
[Origin: 1755–65; option + -al1]

—Related forms
op·tion·al·i·ty, noun
op·tion·al·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. discretional, elective, voluntary.
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op·tion·al    Audio Help   (ŏp'shə-nəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Left to choice; not compulsory or automatic.

op'tion·al·ly adv.
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optional

adjective
possible but not necessary; left to personal choice [ant: obligatory] 

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ˈoptional adjective
a matter of choice
Example: Music is optional at our school; an optional subject
Arabic: إخْتِياري
Chinese (Simplified): 可任意选择的
Chinese (Traditional): 可任意選擇的
Czech: nepovinný, volitelný
Danish: valgfri
Dutch: facultatief
Estonian: valikuline
Finnish: valinnainen
French: facultatif
German: frei wählbar
Greek: προαιρετικός
Hungarian: (szabadon) választható
Icelandic: valfrjáls
Indonesian: berdasarkan pilihan
Italian: opzionale, facoltativo
Japanese: 任意の
Korean: 선택의
Latvian: izvēles-; fakultatīvs
Lithuanian: laisvai pasirenkamas, fakultatyvus
Norwegian: valgfri
Polish: fakultatywny, do wyboru
Portuguese (Brazil): opcional
Portuguese (Portugal): facultativo
Romanian: op­ţional, facultativ
Russian: необязательный; факультативный
Slovak: nepovinný, voliteľný
Slovenian: na izbiro; neobvezen
Spanish: opcional
Swedish: valfri, frivillig
Turkish: seçmeli
See also: option, "optional" in any language

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