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OBLIGATORY

\əblˈɪɡətəɹˌi], \əblˈɪɡətəɹˌi], \ə_b_l_ˈɪ_ɡ_ə_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi]\

Definitions of OBLIGATORY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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required by obligation or compulsion or convention; "he made all the obligatory apologies"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

required by obligation or compulsion or convention; "he made all the obligatory apologies"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Morally or legally binding; imposed by law, duty, etc.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Binding: imposing duty.
OBLIGATORILY.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Binding; compulsory.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Of a nature to impose obligation.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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