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nonessential

[non-uh-sen-shuhl]

non·es·sen·tial

[non-uh-sen-shuhl]
adjective
1.
not essential; not necessary: Nonessential use of gasoline was forbidden during the war.
noun
2.
a nonessential thing or person.

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Nonessential is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
1745–55; non- + essential


1. unnecessary, incidental, extrinsic.

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nonessential (ˌnɒnɪˈsɛnʃəl)
 
adj
1.  not essential; not necessary
2.  biochem (of an amino acid in a particular organism) able to be synthesized from other substances
 
n
3.  a nonessential person or thing

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nonessential non·es·sen·tial (nŏn'ĭ-sěn'shəl)
adj.
Being a substance required for normal functioning but not needed in the diet because the body can synthesize it.

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