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necessity

The correct spelling is necessity.

How to pronounce necessity

/nɪˈsɛsəti/
noun

IPA: /nɪˈsɛsəti/

Say it like: Nes-ess-itee

The correct spelling is necessity. The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite. For example: "I bought a new table out of necessity. My old one was ruined."

Usage Examples

I bought a new table out of necessity. My old one was ruined.

A tent is a necessity if you plan on camping.

doctrine of necessity

Definition

noun

  1. 1.The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.
  2. 2.The condition of being needy; desperate need; lack
  3. 3.Something necessary; a requisite; something indispensable.
  4. 4.Something which makes an act or an event unavoidable; an irresistible force; overruling power
  5. 5.The negation of freedom in voluntary action; the subjection of all phenomena, whether material or spiritual, to inevitable causation; necessitarianism.

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