"compulsatory" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more compulsatory [comparative], most compulsatory [superlative]
Etymology: Latin compulsāt- (perfect passive participial stem of the Latin compulsō) + English -ory Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la||compulsāt-}} Latin compulsāt-, {{uder|en|la|compulsō}} Latin compulsō, {{cog|en|-ory}} English -ory Head templates: {{en-adj}} compulsatory (comparative more compulsatory, superlative most compulsatory)
  1. Enforced by or resulting from compulsion; employing force or constraint; compulsory.

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