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Adjective: nonessential  ,nón-i'sen-shul
  1. Not of prime or central importance
    "nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry";
    - incidental, accidental
Noun: nonessential  ,nón-i'sen-shul
  1. Anything that is not essential
    "they discarded all their nonessentials";
    - inessential

Derived forms: nonessentials

See also: inessential, unessential

Type of: thing