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indispensable

/ɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A thing that is not dispensable; a necessity.
  2. (in the plural) Trousers.
  3. Not admitting ecclesiastical dispensation; not subject to release or exemption; that cannot be allowed by bending the canonical rules.
  4. (of duties, rules etc.) Unbendable, that cannot be set aside or ignored.
  5. Absolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without.

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Sources

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