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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnon essentiel
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nɔ̃ esɑ̃sjɛl
"Les discussions non essentielles ont été évitées."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not essential; not absolutely necessary.
"The meeting was filled with nonessential discussions that could have been handled via email." - 2
Describing items or information that are supplementary or additional but not required.
"In the report, the nonessential details were omitted to focus on the main findings."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'nonessential' is derived from the prefix 'non-', meaning 'not', combined with 'essential', which comes from the Latin 'essentia', meaning 'essence' or 'being'. The usage of 'nonessential' in English dates back to the early 20th century, evolving to describe things that are not absolutely necessary.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nonessential" is said worldwide
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non essentiel
Transliteration: nɔ̃ esɑ̃sjɛl
"Les discussions non essentielles ont été évitées."
nicht wesentlich
Transliteration: nɪçt ˈvɛsəntlɪç
"Die nicht wesentlichen Details wurden weggelassen."
non essenziale
Transliteration: non esˈsɛntsjale
"Le informazioni non essenziali sono state escluse."
no esencial
Transliteration: no esenˈtjal
"Los detalles no esenciales fueron omitidos."
não essencial
Transliteration: nɐ̃w eˈsẽsjal
"As informações não essenciais foram deixadas de lado."
गैर आवश्यक
Transliteration: gair aavashyak
"गैर आवश्यक जानकारी को छोड़ दिया गया।"
非必要的
Transliteration: fēi bìyào de
"非必要的细节被省略了。"
비필수적인
Transliteration: bipilsujegin
"비필수적인 세부 사항은 생략되었습니다."
非必須の
Transliteration: hi hitsu no
"非必須の情報は省略されました。"
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