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< Middle English necessarye < Old French necessaire < Latin necessarius (unavoidable, inevitable, indispensable, requisite) < necesse (unavoidable, inevitable, indispensable), neut. adj. with esse and habere, prob. orig. ne cessum or non cessum < ne (not) + cessus, pp. of cedere (yield); see cede.

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necessary (comparative more necessary, superlative most necessary)

Positive
necessary

Comparative
more necessary

Superlative
most necessary

  1. needed, required

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Singular
necessary

Plural
necessaries

necessary (plural necessaries)

  1. (archaic, British) bathroom, toilet, loo

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