obligatory

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /əˈblɪɡətɔɹi/, /ˈɑblɪɡətɔɹi/
• (British) IPA: /əˈblɪɡət(ə)ɹi/

Adjective

obligatory

1. Imposing obligation, legally or morally; binding#Adjective|binding.

   an obligatory promise

   • […] if he speak the words of an oath in a strange language, thinking they signify something else, or if he spake in his sleep, or deliration, or distraction, it is no oath, and so not obligatory.

2. Requiring a matter or obligation.

Synonyms

• bounden
• mandatory

Antonyms

• optional

Translations

• French: obligatoire
• German: obligatorisch
• Italian: obbligatorio
• Portuguese: obrigatório
• Russian: обяза́тельный
• Spanish: obligatorio

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