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compulsory |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Compulsory \Com*pul"so*ry\, a. [LL. compulsorius.] 1. Having the power of compulsion; constraining. 2. Obligatory; enjoined by authority; necessary; due to compulsion. This contribution threatening to fall infinitely short of their hopes, they soon made it compulsory. --Burke. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: compulsory adj : required by rule "in most schools physical education are compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading" [syn: {mandatory}, {required}]
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