necessary

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 External links 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 External links

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

< Middle English necessarye < Old French necessaire < Latin necessārius (“‘unavoidable, inevitable, indispensable, requisite’”) < necesse (“‘unavoidable, inevitable, indispensable’”), neuter adjective with esse and habeō (“‘I have’”), probably originating from ne cessum or non cessum < ne (“‘not’”) + cessus, perfect passive participle of cēdō (“‘I yield’”); see cede.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnɛsəˌsɛɹi/
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[edit] Adjective

necessary (comparative more necessary, superlative most necessary)

1. needed, required

[edit] Antonyms

• unnecessary

[edit] Derived terms

• necessarily
• necessary condition

[edit] Related terms

• necessariness
• necessitate
• necessitation
• necessitousness
• necessitude
• necessity

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• necessary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

[edit] Noun

necessary (plural necessaries)

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

[edit] External links

• necessary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• necessary in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911