MeanOF

necessity

- noun (n)

Meaning: need, essentiality

Synonyms: call cause claim compulsion demand desideratum duress essence essential exaction exigency fundamental godsend imperative indispensability inevitability inexorableness life or death must necessary needfulness no alternative no choice obligation pinch precondition prerequisite privation requirement requisite sine qua non stress undeniability urgency vital part vitals want

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