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op·tion·al
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adjective
1.
left to one's choice; not required or mandatory:
Formal dress is optional.
2.
leaving something to choice.
Origin:
1755–65;
option
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-al
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op·tion·al·i·ty,
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op·tion·al·ly,
adverb
non·op·tion·al,
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non·op·tion·al·ly,
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1.
discretional, elective, voluntary.
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(ˈɒpʃən
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possible but not compulsory; left to personal choice
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in reference to things which may be done or not done, 1792, from
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