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nec⋅es⋅sar⋅i⋅ly

  [nes-uh-sair-uh-lee, -ser-]
Use necessarily in a Sentence
–adverb
1. by or of necessity; as a matter of compulsion or requirement: You don't necessarily have to attend.
2. as a necessary, logical, or inevitable result: That conclusion doesn't necessarily follow.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME; see necessary, -ly
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nec·es·sar·i·ly   (něs'ĭ-sâr'ə-lē, -sěr'-)   
adv.  Of necessity; inevitably.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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