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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Compulsory \Com*pul"so*ry\, a. [LL. compulsorius.]
     1. Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Obligatory; enjoined by authority; necessary; due to
        compulsion.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              This contribution threatening to fall infinitely
              short of their hopes, they soon made it compulsory.
                                                    --Burke.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Compulsory \Com*pul"so*ry\, a. [LL. compulsorius.]
     1. Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
  
     2. Obligatory; enjoined by authority; necessary; due to
        compulsion.
  
              This contribution threatening to fall infinitely
              short of their hopes, they soon made it compulsory.
                                                    --Burke.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  compulsory
       adj : required by rule; "in most schools physical education are
             compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required
             reading" [syn: mandatory, required]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  compulsory
     Αγγλικά a.
     αναγκαστικός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  compulsory
     a.
     Required; obligatory; mandatory.
     n.
     Something that is compulsory or required.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  compulsory
     a.
     Required; obligatory; mandatory.
     n.
     Something that is compulsory or required.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  compulsory
     a.
     Required; obligatory; mandatory.
     n.
     Something that is compulsory or required.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  compulsory
     a.
     Required; obligatory; mandatory.
     n.
     Something that is compulsory or required.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  compulsory
     Englanti a.
     pakollinen, sitova
     Englanti n.
     pakko

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  compulsory
     Engelska a.
     obligatorisk, påbjuden

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Compulsory /kəmpˈʌlsəɹi/
  إلزامي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  compulsory //kəmˈpʌlsəri// 
  1. принуди́телен
  constraining
  2. задължителен
  mandatory