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unnecessary

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un⋅nec⋅es⋅sar⋅y

  [uhn-nes-uh-ser-ee] adjective, noun, plural -sar⋅ies.
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–adjective
1. not necessary or essential; needless; unessential.
–noun
2. unnecessaries, things that are not necessary or essential.
Origin:
1540–50; un- 1 + necessary

Related forms:
un⋅nec⋅es⋅sar⋅i⋅ly  [uhn-nes-uh-sair-uh-lee, -nes-uh-ser-] , adverb
un⋅nec⋅es⋅sar⋅i⋅ness, noun
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un·nec·es·sar·y   (ŭn-něs'ĭ-sěr'ē)   
adj.  Not necessary; needless.
un·nec'es·sar'i·ly (-sâr'ə-lē) adv.
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Word Origin & History

unnecessary 
1548, from un- (1) "not" + necessary.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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