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   o·blig·a·to·ry

   /əˈbliɡəˌtôrē/

   adjective

   • 1. required by a legal, moral, or other rule; compulsory: "use of seat belts in cars is now obligatory" Similar compulsorymandatoryprescribedrequireddemandedstatutoryenforcedbindingincumbentrequisitenecessaryimperativeunavoidableinescapableessentialOpposite voluntaryoptional
   • ▪ (of a ruling) having binding force: "a sovereign whose laws are obligatory"
   • ▪ so customary or routine as to be expected of everyone or on every occasion: "after the obligatory preamble on the weather he got down to business" Similar customarytraditionalusualaccustomedroutinefamiliarregularhabitualde rigueurliterary:wonted

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin obligatorius, from Latin obligat- ‘obliged’, from the verb obligare (see oblige).

   Derivatives

   • 1. obligatorily adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOBLIGATORY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   OBLIGATORY definition: 1. If something is obligatory, you must do it because of a rule or law, etc.: 2. expected because…. Learn more.

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   1. : binding in law or conscience. The ordinance made it obligatory that homeowners clear the snow from the sidewalks. 2. : relating to or enforcing an obligation. a writ obligatory. 3. : mandatory, required. obligatory military service. also : so commonplace as to be a convention, fashion, or cliché. the obligatory death scene in opera.

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   Obligatory definition: required as a matter of obligation; mandatory. See examples of OBLIGATORY used in a sentence.

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   Obligatory describes something you do because you have to, not because you want to. When you buy a car, you have to fill out the obligatory forms. In many homes, saying please and thank you is obligatory.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryOBLIGATORY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   OBLIGATORY meaning: 1. If something is obligatory, you must do it because of a rule or law, etc.: 2. expected because…. Learn more.

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   Definition of obligatory adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOBLIGATORY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe something as obligatory, you mean that it is done from habit or custom and not because the person involved has thought carefully about it or really means it.

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   Obligatory Definition. ə-blĭgə-tôrē, ŏblĭ-gə- Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Legally, morally, or socially binding; constituting, or having the nature of, an obligation; required. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.

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    Define obligatory. obligatory synonyms, obligatory pronunciation, obligatory translation, English dictionary definition of obligatory. adj. 1. Of the nature of an obligation; compulsory: Attendance is obligatory. Mathematics is an obligatory course. 2. Required as part of a routine course...

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    OBLIGATORY definition: If something is obligatory, you must do it because of a rule, or because everyone else does it: . Learn more.