essential
/ɪˈsen·ʃəl/ adjDefinition
› extremely important or necessary: A knowledge of Spanish is essential for this job. › Essential also means basic to the nature of someone or something: There is an essential difference between the two sisters in their approach to life. essentially /ɪˈsen·ʃə·li/ adv [not gradable] › Essentially she’s saying that she is not interested in seeing you again.
(Definition of essential adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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