US /ˈnɛsəsər/ UK /ˈnɛsəsə/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    necessary (archaic or truncated variant)

    Such tools were deemed necessar for the journey ahead.

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1 adj · necessary (archaic or... necessaryneedfulrequisiteessentialindispensable
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Etymology

An archaic or truncated variant of necessary, from Latin necessarius ('unavoidable, indispensable'), from necesse ('unavoidable'), perhaps from ne- ('not') plus cedere ('to withdraw, yield').

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