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obligatory

[uh-blig-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, ob-li-guh-]

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adjective

required as a matter of obligation; mandatory.
A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
incumbent or compulsory (usually followed by on orupon ).
duties obligatory on all.
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Antonyms:
imposing moral or legal obligation; binding.
an obligatory promise.
creating or recording an obligation, as a document.

obligatory

/ ɒˈblɪɡətərɪ, -trɪ /

adjective

required to be done, obtained, possessed, etc
of the nature of or constituting an obligation

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Other Word Forms

obligatorily adverb
obligatoriness noun
nonobligatorily adverb
nonobligatory adjective
unobligatory adjective
�ǲ�ˈ��ٴǰ�� adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of obligatory¹

1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin �ǲ��ō��ܲ� binding, equivalent to Latin �ǲ�� ( re ) to bind ( obligate ) + -��ō��ܲ� -tory ¹

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Recently, however, his obligatory ham and cheese toastie had been delivered to his room by a member of staff.

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Russian citizenship is now obligatory if you want to work or study or have an urgent medical help, Pavlo says.

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After the obligatory performance of “Louie Louie” at the end of the set, the players took their instruments off the stage and were gone.

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For decades, the Irish-language revival was associated with obligatory schoolbook lessons, traditional folk culture and a dreary version of nationalism.

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Tension later filled the auditorium at the Manchester Central venue before the obligatory face-off.

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Related Words

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