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semicompulsory

semicompulsory adjective: compulsory under certain circumstances.

Adjective

semicompulsory (not comparable)

  1. compulsory under certain circumstances

Origin of semicompulsory

From semi- + compulsory.

Questions about semicompulsory

What does semicompulsory mean?
Semicompulsory means compulsory under certain circumstances.
What part of speech is semicompulsory?
Semicompulsory is an adjective.

Words near semicompulsory in the dictionary

  1. semicompliant
  2. semicomplicated
  3. semicompreg
  4. semicompregs
  5. semicompressed
  6. semicompulsory
  7. semicomputable
  8. semiconceal
  9. semiconcealed
  10. semiconcealing
  11. semiconceals

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