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adjective
1.
required; mandatory; obligatory: compulsory education.
2.
noun
3.
something, as an athletic feat, that must be performed or completed as part of a contest or competition: The ice skater received a higher score on the compulsories than on her freestyle performance.
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Compulsory
is always a great word to know.
So is constable. Does it mean:
| an officer of the peace, having police and minor judicial functions |
| to fill to excess, overcrowd |
Origin:
1510–20; < Medieval Latin compulsōrius, equivalent to Latin compul-, variant stem of compellere (see compel) + -sōrius, for -tōrius -tory1; compare compulsive
1510–20; < Medieval Latin compulsōrius, equivalent to Latin compul-, variant stem of compellere (see compel) + -sōrius, for -tōrius -tory1; compare compulsive
Related forms
com·pul·so·ri·ly, adverb
com·pul·so·ri·ness, noun
non·com·pul·so·ri·ly, adverb
non·com·pul·so·ri·ly·ness, noun
non·com·pul·so·ry, adjective
EXPANDqua·si-com·pul·so·ri·ly, adverb
qua·si-com·pul·so·ry, adjective
un·com·pul·so·ry, adjective
COLLAPSEAntonyms
1, 2. voluntary.
1, 2. voluntary.
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Word Origin & History
compulsory
1580s, from L. *compulsorius, from compulsor "a compeller," agent noun from compellere (see compel).
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