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N0044300 (nə-sĕs′ĭ-tē)n. pl. ne·ces·si·ties 1. a. The condition or quality of being necessary.b. Something necessary: The necessities of life include food, clothing, and shelter.2. a. Something dictated by invariable physical laws.b. The force exerted by circumstance.3. The state or fact of being in need.4. Pressing or urgent need, especially that arising from poverty.Idiom: of necessity As an inevitable consequence; necessarily.

[Middle English necessite, from Old French, from Latin necessitās, from necesse, necessary; see necessary.]

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Adv.

of necessity - in such a manner as could not be otherwise; "it is necessarily so"; "we must needs by objective"inevitably, needs, necessarily

of necessity

1. Literally, having to do with or relating to necessity. You don't seem to understand that the issues of necessity and pragmatism outweigh those idealism and desire.2. Absolutely necessary; of the utmost importance. This is a matter of necessity for us—if we don't secure this investment, the company is as good as finished.3. Necessarily; as an inevitable or unavoidable outcome or consequence. Of necessity, we are closing the factory for the week to allow investigators to conduct their examination.See also: necessity, of

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Also, out of necessity. As an inevitable consequence, unavoidably, as in the New Testament: "Of necessity he must release one unto them at the Feast" (Luke 23:17). [Late 1300s] See also: necessity, of

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As an inevitable consequence; necessarily.See also: necessity, of

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adv in such a manner as could not be otherwise

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