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Facultative Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Facultative has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

of or relating to the mental faculties

2

able to exist under more than one set of conditions

"a facultative parasite can exist as a parasite or a saprophyte"

3

granting a privilege or permission or power to do or not do something

"a facultative enactment"

4

not compulsory

"elective surgery"

"an elective course of study"

5

Of or relating to faculty, especially to mental faculty.

Example Sentences
"a facultative parasite can exist as a parasite or a saprophyte" adjective
"a facultative enactment" adjective
"elective surgery" adjective
"an elective course of study" adjective
Related Terms
Antonyms
obligate
Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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