wikipedia|dab=Essential
English

Etymology
Adjectival derivation of L. term|essentia||being, essence.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-essential.ogg|Audio (US)
IPA|ɨ�s�n��l

Noun
en-noun

1. A necessary ingredient.
2. A fundamental ingredient.

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Related terms
essence

Translations
trans-top|necessary ingredient
Finnish: tarpeellinen ainesosa
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trans-top|fundamental ingredient
Dutch: t|nl|essentieel|n|alt=essentiële
Finnish: olennainen ainesosa
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Adjective
en-adj

1. Being necessary.
2. Being of high importance.
3. Being in the basic form; showing its essence.

#: Don�t mind him being grumpy. That�s the essential Fred.

rfex|difference between 1 and 2

Antonyms
accidental

Derived terms
essentially
quintessential

Translations
trans-top|necessary
Dutch: t|nl|essentieel, t-|nl|onontbeerlijk, t-|nl|wezenlijk, t+|nl|noodzakelijk, t+|nl|nodig
Finnish: t-|fi|olennainen, t+|fi|tärkeä, t+|fi|tarpeellinen
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Slovene: bistven, nujen
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trans-top|of high importance
Dutch: t|nl|essentieel, t-|nl|onontbeerlijk, t-|nl|wezenlijk, t+|nl|belangrijk
Finnish: t-|fi|olennainen, t-|fi|välttämätön, t-|fi|elintärkeä, t-|fi|oleellinen
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Slovene: bistven
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trans-top|in basic form
Dutch: t|nl|essentieel, t-|nl|wezenlijk, t+|nl|echt
Finnish: t+|fi|tavallinen, t+|fi|normaali
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ttbc|Chinese: �� (jīb�n)
ttbc|French: essentiel
ttbc|Italian: essenziale (1,2,3), indispensabile (1,2)
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ttbc|Polish: podstawowy m
ttbc|Spanish: esencial
ttbc|Swedish: oumbärlig, väsentlig, nödvändig
ttbc|Vietnamese: bản chất, cần thiết (1), c�t yếu, chủ yếu
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ar:essential
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fa:essential
fr:essential
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id:essential
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hu:essential
ru:essential
simple:essential
fi:essential
te:essential
vi:essential
tr:essential

• 2007-12-05 14:00 - Daniel Polansky - /* Adjective */

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