obligatoire

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin obligātōrius, from obligō (whence French obliger).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.bli.ɡa.twaʁ/

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• Rhymes: -waʁ
• Homophone: obligatoires
• Hyphenation: o‧bli‧ga‧toire

Adjective

obligatoire (plural obligatoires)

1. obligatory; mandatory
2. compulsory

Antonyms

• facultatif
• optionnel

Derived terms

• obligatoirement

Further reading

• “obligatoire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.