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Essentials ɪˈsenʃl Basic English Noun Bre I Time

Word essential
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ɪˈsenʃl / NAmE / ɪˈsenʃl /
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  • i only had time to pack the bare essentials (= the most necessary things).
  • the studio had all the essentials like heating and running water.
  • the relief agencies are trying to provide food and other basic essentials.
  • the essentials of english grammar
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essential

(noun)BrE / ɪˈsenʃl / NAmE / ɪˈsenʃl /
  1. something that is needed in a particular situation or in order to do a particular thing
    • I only had time to pack the bare essentials (= the most necessary things).
    • The studio had all the essentials like heating and running water.
    • The relief agencies are trying to provide food and other basic essentials.
  2. an important basic fact or piece of knowledge about a subject
    • the essentials of English grammar

    Word Origin

    • Middle English (in the sense ‘in the highest degree’): from late Latin essentialis, from Latin essentia, from esse ‘be’.
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