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1Obligatory possession — is a linguistic phenomenon common in languages with nouns inflected for possessor. Certain words, commonly kinship terms and body parts, cannot occur without a possessor. The World Atlas of Language Structures (WALS)[1] lists 43 languages in its… …
2obligatory — o‧blig‧a‧to‧ry [əˈblɪgətri ǁ tɔːri] adjective formal LAW something that is obligatory must be done because of a law, rule etc; = COMPULSORY; MANDATORY: • The Housing and Town Planning Act made it obligatory for local authorities to prepare… …
3obligatory — I adjective binding, coactive, coercive, commanded, compelling, compulsatory, compulsive, compulsory, constrained, dictated, enforced, essential, exigent, forced, forcible, imperative, importunate, imposed, incumbent on, indispensable,… …
4Obligatory — Ob li*ga*to*ry, a. [L. obligatorius: cf. F. obligatoire.] Binding in law or conscience; imposing duty or obligation; requiring performance or forbearance of some act; often followed by on or upon; as, obedience is obligatory on a soldier. [1913… …
5Obligatory Villagers — Studio album by Nellie McKay Released September 25, 2007 …
6obligatory — (adj.) c.1400, from O.Fr. obligatoire and directly from L.L. obligatorius binding, from obligat , pp. stem of obligare (see OBLIGE (Cf. oblige)) …
7obligatory — [adj] essential, required binding, coercive, compulsatory, compulsory, de rigueur, enforced, imperative, imperious, mandatory, necessary, requisite, unavoidable; concept 546 Ant. nonessential, optional, unrequired, voluntary …
8obligatory — ► ADJECTIVE 1) required by a legal or other rule; compulsory. 2) (of a ruling) having binding force. DERIVATIVES obligatorily adverb …
9obligatory — [ə blig′ə tôr΄ē, äb′lə gətôr΄ē] adj. [LL obligatorius] 1. legally or morally binding; constituting, or having the nature of, an obligation; required 2. Biol. OBLIGATE obligatorily adv …
10Obligatory Bahá'í prayers — Bahá í Faith Central figures Bahá u lláh The Báb · Abdu l Bahá Key scriptur …
