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| com·pul·so·ry [ kəm púlssəree ] |
adjective |
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1. necessary: required by law or an authority
  Attendance at the lecture is compulsory.
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2. forced: caused by force, or using force to make somebody do something
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noun (plural com·pul·so·ries) |
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required routine: an exercise or routine that participants in a sport such as gymnastics or figure skating must perform as part of a competition
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often used in the plural
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| [Early 16th century. < medieval Latin compulsorius< Latin compuls- (see compulsion)] |
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| com·pul·so·ri·ly adverb |
| com·pul·so·ri·ness noun |
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