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Meaning of 'obligatory' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Obligatory [ a.]
- Binding in law or conscience; imposing duty or obligation; requiring performance or forbearance of some act; -- often followed by on or upon; as, obedience is obligatory on a soldier.

Meaning of 'obligatory' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . obligatory [ a]
Meaning (1):
- morally or legally constraining or binding
Example in sentence:
  • an obligatory contribution;
  • attendance is obligatory
2 . obligatory [ s]
Meaning (2):
- required by obligation or compulsion or convention
Example in sentence:
  • he made all the obligatory apologies

Nearby Words:

oblanceolate oblata oblate oblateness oblati oblation oblationer oblatrate oblatration oblatum

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