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not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end
- don't pack any unessential items until we're sure we have room for everything we'll actually need
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'Essential' & 'Nonessential'
'Essential' & 'Nonessential'
Or is it 'inessential'? Or 'unessential'?
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“Unessential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unessential. Accessed 13 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of unessential was circa 1656
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