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adj
that must be done because of a rule or law
In most schools, physical education is compulsory.
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compulsorilycompulsorinesscompulsorynessnon-compulsorynoncompulsorysemicompulsoryuncompulsory
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin compulsorius, from Latin compulsus. Displaced native Old English ġenīedelīċ.
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