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n. - The quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without.

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Usage examples (21)
  • Adjective : an indispensable member of the staff. ,an indispensable obligation
  • He perfectly understands the indispensableness of thorough organization, and absolute and watchful discipline.
  • Another time the Bibliotaph said to the Squire, calling to mind the well-known dictum as to the indispensableness of certain books,
  • A constitutional conservatism puts liberty first and teaches the indispensableness of moderation in securing, preserving and extending its blessings.
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