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  • 31dispensable — dis•pen•sa•ble [[t]dɪˈspɛn sə bəl[/t]] adj. capable of being dispensed with • Etymology: 1525–35; < ML dis•pen sa•bil′i•ty, dis•pen′sa•ble•ness, n …

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  • 32dispensable — /dɪsˈpɛnsəbəl / (say dis pensuhbuhl) adjective 1. that may be dispensed with or done without; unimportant. 2. capable of being dispensed or administered. 3. admitting of dispensation, as an offence or a sin. 4. that may be declared not binding.… …

  • 33dispensable — adj. 1 able to be done without; unnecessary. 2 (of a law etc.) able to be relaxed in special cases. Derivatives: dispensability n. Etymology: med.L dispensabilis (as DISPENSE) …

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  • 34dismissible —  . dispensable …

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  • 35dispenser — [ dispɑ̃se ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1283; lat. dispensare « distribuer » 1 ♦ Distribuer (le sujet désigne une personne, une puissance supérieure). ⇒ accorder, départir, distribuer, donner, répandre. Dispenser des bienfaits. « Cette ville a… …

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  • 36dispensabil — DISPENSÁBIL, Ă, dispensabili, e, adj. De care cineva se poate dispensa; pentru care se poate acorda o dispensă. – Din fr. dispensable. Trimis de LauraGellner, 16.06.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  Dispensabil ≠ indispensabil Trimis de siveco, 03.08.2004.… …

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  • 37dispensableness — noun the quality possessed by something that you can get along without • Syn: ↑dispensability • Ant: ↑indispensableness, ↑indispensability (for: ↑dispensability) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 38dis|pen´sa|ble|ness — dis|pen|sa|ble «dihs PEHN suh buhl», adjective. 1. that can be done without; unimportant: »Television will never make books dispensable. SYNONYM(S): unessential, omissible. 2. that can be dispensed or administered: »The amount of dispensable… …

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  • 39dis|pen|sa|ble — «dihs PEHN suh buhl», adjective. 1. that can be done without; unimportant: »Television will never make books dispensable. SYNONYM(S): unessential, omissible. 2. that can be dispensed or administered: »The amount of dispensable funds was greatly… …

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  • 40unnecessary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. useless, needless, inessential, superfluous, dispensable. See uselessness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. needless, causeless, fortuitous, casual, chance, haphazard, wanton, accidental, unessential,… …

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