"makes a virtue of necessity" meaning in English

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Verb

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  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of make a virtue of necessity Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: make a virtue of necessity
    Sense id: en-makes_a_virtue_of_necessity-en-verb-Mix9uWNn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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