Meaning optional
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that you can choose to do or have if you want to Certain courses are compulsory, others are optional.Check pronunciation: optional
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optional


1765, from option + -al (1).
Source: etymonline.com

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up to a person's choice.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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possible but not necessary; left to personal choice (optionally) in an optional manner; "this rule is applied optionally" (Optionals) personally-designed routines which show [..]
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A value that contains either an underlying value or nil to indicate that the value is missing.
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Definition adjective
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A field or subfield of the MARC record in which data may be entered at the discretion of the cataloger but is not required to meet OCLC input standards for a given cataloging level. Compare with manda [..]
Source: abc-clio.com

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(adj) possible but not necessary; left to personal choice
Source: beedictionary.com

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(fakultativ, ikke obligatorisk): an optional element is one which may be removed from a clause or a phrase without making it ungrammatical.
Source: folk.uio.no

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A term which refers to allophonic processes which do not necessarily have to be carried out, cf. the shortening of high vowels before nasals as in Received Pronunciation room /ru:m/ > /rum/ or been [..]
Source: uni-due.de

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Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective. ''On that beach clothing is entirely optional.''
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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