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  • 1necessity — ne|ces|si|ty [ nə sesəti ] noun ** 1. ) uncount a process, thing, or action that is needed in a situation: necessity for: the necessity for a strong diplomatic effort necessity of (doing) something: doubts about the necessity of the war out of… …

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  • 2necessity — noun 1 (C) something that you need to have: A telephone is an absolute necessity for this job. | We went to buy the basic necessities for our stay. | bare necessities (=basic things that you must have): Food and clothing are the bare necessities… …

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  • 3necessity */*/ — UK [nəˈsesətɪ] / US noun Word forms necessity : singular necessity plural necessities 1) a) [uncountable] a process, thing, or action that is needed in a situation necessity for: the necessity for a strong diplomatic effort necessity of (doing)… …

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  • 4necessity — n. 1) to obviate a necessity 2) an absolute, dire; military necessity 3) the bare; daily necessities 4) a necessity for 5) of necessity (you will of necessity remain silent) 6) (misc.) the necessities of life * * * [nɪ sesɪtɪ] daily necessityies… …

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  • 5necessity — noun 1 fact that sth must happen; sth that cannot be avoided ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, fundamental (esp. BrE), sheer, vital ▪ Sleep is an absolute necessity for life. ▪ dire, urgent …

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  • 6necessity — ne|ces|si|ty [nıˈsesıti] n plural necessities [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: necessité, from Latin necessitas, from necesse; NECESSARY] 1.) something that you need to have in order to live ≠ ↑luxury ▪ She saw books as a necessity, not a… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7necessity — n 1. requirement, requisite, prerequisite, necessary; makings, what it takes; necessaries, necessities, essentials, bare essentials or necessities; Latin, sine qua non. 2. indispensability, essentiality, needfulness, Archaic. necessitude;… …

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  • 8bare — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Bare is used with these nouns as the object: ↑claw, ↑fang, ↑soul, ↑tooth {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ remain …

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  • 9necessity — [nəˈsesəti] noun 1) [U] the fact that something is necessary the necessity for a quick solution to the problem[/ex] doubts about the necessity of the war[/ex] 2) [C] something that you must have or must do Ant: luxury They lacked even the bare… …

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  • 10necessity — Synonyms and related words: absolute certainty, absoluteness, act of God, assurance, assuredness, bare cupboard, bare necessities, bare subsistence, beggarliness, beggary, call, call for, cause, certain knowledge, certainness, certainty,… …

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