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Elective Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is OPTIONAL which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: OPTIONAL

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390%11 Choice

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We think the answer is "OPTIONAL" which means:

    adjective
  • • Possible but not necessary; left to personal choice
  • noun
  • • Something that is not compulsory, especially part of an academic course.
  • • (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.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "Reading the assigned book is optional for this class."
  • • "The hotel offers optional daily housekeeping services."

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Clue Last Found In...

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New York Times20 Feb 1989 Down 9
New York Times01 Aug 1983 Across 50
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