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Word: Necessity
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French necessite, from Latin necessitas, from necesse ‘be needful’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
nɪˈsɛsɪti
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the state or fact of being required
Short Definition:state or fact of being required
Examples:- the necessity of providing parental guidance
- the overriding theme is the necessity for choice
Definition:
an indispensable thing
Short Definition:indispensable thing
Examples:- a good book is a necessity when travelling
Definition:
the principle according to which something must be so, by virtue either of logic or of natural law.
Short Definition:principle that something must be so
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