indispensable
/ɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl/ · noun
Meaning
- A thing that is not dispensable; a necessity.
- (in the plural) Trousers.
- Not admitting ecclesiastical dispensation; not subject to release or exemption; that cannot be allowed by bending the canonical rules.
- (of duties, rules etc.) Unbendable, that cannot be set aside or ignored.
- Absolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without.
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