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essentials

noun

  1. plural plural of essential

noun the essentials

  1. broadly, plural, plural only The information required to have a basic understanding of a topic.

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Closest in meaning: necessary, requisite, necessity, requirement, must, basic, important, all-important, crucial, primary, substantial, substantive, basal, constitutional, constitutive, constituent

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"essentials." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/essentials.

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@misc{essentials_2026,
  title = {essentials},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/essentials},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}