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dispensable

Pronunciation: /dɪˈspɛnsəb(ə)l/
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Definition of dispensable

adjective

  • able to be replaced or done without; superfluous:the captain’s loss of form made him dispensable
  • (of a law or other rule) not mandatory but susceptible of being waived in special cases.

Derivatives

dispensability

Pronunciation: /-ˈbɪlɪti/
noun

Origin:

early 16th century (in the sense 'permissible in special circumstances'): from medieval Latin dispensabilis, from Latin dispensare (see dispense)

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