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in⋅es⋅sen⋅tial

  [in-i-sen-shuhl]
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–adjective
1. not essential; not necessary; nonessential.
2. without essence; insubstantial.
–noun
3. that which is not essential.
Origin:
1670–80; in- 3 + essential

Related forms:
in⋅es⋅sen⋅ti⋅al⋅i⋅ty, noun
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in·es·sen·tial   (ĭn'ĭ-sěn'shəl)   
adj.  
  1. Not essential; unessential.
  2. Without essence.
n.  Something that is not essential.
in'es·sen'ti·al'i·ty (-shē-āl'ĭ-tē) n.
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Inessential

In`es*sen"tial\, a. [Pref. in- not + essential: cf. F. inessentiel.]

1. Having no essence or being. --H. Brooke.

The womb of inessential Naught. --Shelley.

2. Not essential; unessential.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : inessential
Spanish: (adjetivo) superfluo, (nombre)cosa no esencial,
German: etwas Unwesentliches, unwesentlich,
Japanese: 不用物
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