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Definition of inessential adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

inessential

adjective
 
/ˌɪnɪˈsenʃl/
 
/ˌɪnɪˈsenʃl/
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  1. not necessary
    • inessential luxuries
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from in- ‘not’ + essential.
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