obligatory
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin obligare obligate, from ob- to + ligare to bind, from PIE *leig- to bind.
[edit] Pronunciation
/α'bligətəri, -tri/,
[edit] Adjective
obligatory (comparative more obligatory, superlative most obligatory)
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- Imposing obligation, morally or legally; binding: an obligatory promise.
- Requiring a matter or obligation.
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[edit] Related terms
- obligate
- obligated
- obligation
- obligational
- obligato
- obligatorily
- oblige
- obligee
- obliger
- obliging
- obligingly
- obligingness
- obligor
[edit] Translations
binding
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[edit] External links
- obligatory in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
