a. [ LL. dispensabilis. See Dispense. ]
n. Quality of being dispensable. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. in- not + dispensable: cf. F. indispensable. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The law was moral and indispensable. Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state or quality of being indispensable, or absolutely necessary. S. Clarke. [ 1913 Webster ]
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