DISPENSABLE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Dispensable

Speech Type: Adjective

Etymology:

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

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: dɪˈspɛnsəbl
Dialects: British English
Definition:

able to be replaced or done without; superfluous

Short Definition:

able to be replaced or done without

Examples:
  • the captain's loss of form made him dispensable

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