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per⋅force
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pərˈfɔrs
,
-ˈfoʊrs
/
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–adverb
of necessity; necessarily; by force of circumstance:
The story must perforce be true.
Origin:
1300–50;
per
+
force
;
r. ME
par force
< MF
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per·force
(pər-fôrs', -fōrs')
adv. By necessity; by force of circumstance.
[Middle English
par force
, from Old French :
par
,
by
(from Latin
per
; see
per
) +
force
,
force
; see
force
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
perforce
c.1330,
par force,
from O.Fr.
par force
(12c.), lit. "by force" (see
force
). With L.
per
substituted 17c. for Fr. cognate
par.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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