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Word: Compulsory
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 16th century (as a noun denoting a legal mandate which had to be obeyed): from medieval Latin compulsorius, from compuls- ‘driven, forced’, from the verb compellere (see compel)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəmˈpʌls(ə)ri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
required by law or a rule; obligatory
Short Definition:required by law or rule
Examples:- compulsory military service
- it was compulsory to attend mass
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