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Definition of
dispensable adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
dispensable
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
dɪˈspɛnsəbl
/
/
[
not usually before noun
]
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not necessary; that can be gotten rid of
They looked on music and art lessons as dispensable.
opposite
essential
,
indispensable
See
dispensable
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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