"indispensable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-indispensable.wav [UK] Forms: indispensable [positive], more indispensable [comparative], most indispensable [superlative]
Etymology: in- + dispensable Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|in|dispensable}} in- + dispensable Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is indispensable, it is absolutely necessary.
    Sense id: simple-indispensable-en-adj-JpprQW1Q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with in-
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