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Difficulty LevelAdvanced
Academic vocabulary
Word FrequencyCommon
Regularly used in writing and speech
Syllables3
Moderate complexity
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noun
1. Something that is not compulsory, especially part of an academic course.
2. (sometimes capitalized) In various programming languages, a kind of variable that is assigned a specific data type but may or may not hold an actual value.
adjective
1. Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.
"On that beach clothing is entirely optional."
Synonyms: facultative
Antonyms: compulsory, mandatory, obligatory
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Source: en.wiktionary.org
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