🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

non essenziale

Pronunciation / Transliteration: non esˈsɛntsjale

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nonessential/ˌnɒn.ɪˈsɛn.ʃəl/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Le informazioni non essenziali sono state escluse."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not essential; not absolutely necessary.

    "The meeting was filled with nonessential discussions that could have been handled via email."
  2. 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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