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Obligatory Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ory

Obligatory has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

morally or legally constraining or binding

"attendance is obligatory"

"an obligatory contribution"

2

required by obligation or compulsion or convention

"he made all the obligatory apologies"

3

Imposing obligation, legally, morally, or otherwise; binding; mandatory.

"The new safety regulations made wearing a helmet obligatory for every rider on public transit bikes."

Example Sentences
"attendance is obligatory" adjective
"an obligatory contribution" adjective
"he made all the obligatory apologies" adjective
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Rhyming Words
ory cory rory sory lory dory gory jory pory frory flory emory atory glory chory story moory amory armory memory
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