essential condition

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a prerequisite

Usage(s):

  1. In the traditional concept of sainthood, in fact, prayer is an essential condition of sanctity, the key to the deeds that surround it.
  2. The cold is not a handicap; winter, in fact, is the essential condition for northern drilling because it freezes supply trails.
  3. Stability, that homeliest of virtues, was for him the one essential condition for civilization's great leaps forward.
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