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basic and fundamental; "the essential feature" basal, biogenic, constituent(a), must(a), no-frills(a), staple, substantial, virtual(a), vital absolutely required and not to be used up or sacrificed unexpendable absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; "essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker" necessary being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc; "essential oil" anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained" applying to essential legal principles and rules of right; "substantive law" of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence" important |
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