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essential

/ə'sɛnʃəl/ · əsɛnʃəl

Essential has 3 syllables: es · sen · tial.

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noun. Anything indispensable.

adjective. Of the greatest importance.

adjective. Absolutely necessary; vitally necessary.

adjective. Defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established.

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