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essential

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adjective (a)
- basic and fundamental(adj.all)Example:
The essential feature.
source: wordnet30 - being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc(adj.pert)Example:
Essential oil.
source: wordnet30 - defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established(adj.all)source: wordnet30
- Belonging to the essence, or that which makes an object, or class of objects, what it is.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- anything indispensable(noun.object)Example:
The essentials of the good life.
source: wordnet30 - Existence; being.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- absolutely necessary; vitally necessary(adj.all)Example:
Essential tools and materials.
Funds essential to the completion of the project.
source: wordnet30 - of the greatest importance(adj.all)source: wordnet30