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dispensable

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dis·pens·a·ble  (d-spns-bl)
adj.
1. Not essential; unimportant: dispensable items of personal property.
2. Capable of being dispensed, administered, or distributed: dispensable drugs.
3. Subject to dispensation, as a vow or church law.

dis·pensa·bili·ty, dis·pensa·ble·ness n.

dispensable [dɪˈspɛnsəbəl]
adj
1. not essential; expendable
2. capable of being distributed
3. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) (of a law, vow, etc.) able to be relaxed
dispensability , dispensableness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.dispensable - capable of being dispensed with or done without; "dispensable items of personal property"
unnecessary, unneeded - not necessary
indispensable - not to be dispensed with; essential; "foods indispensable to good nutrition"

dispensable
Translations
dispensable [dɪsˈpensəbl] ADJprescindible
dispensable [dɪˈspɛnsəbəl] adj [person] → pas indispensable; [thing] → superflu(e)
dispensable
adjentbehrlich
dispensable [dɪsˈpɛnsəbl] adjdi cui si può fare a meno
dispensable [dɪsˈpɛnsəbl] adjdi cui si può fare a meno


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As if whips, chains, thumb-screws, paddles, blood- hounds, overseers, drivers, patrols, were not all in- dispensable to keep the slaves down, and to give protection to their ruthless oppressors
 
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