Necessity
//nɪˈsɛsəti//
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The word "necessity" can be used as a noun.
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bare necessities daily necessities doctrine of necessity doctrine of philosophical necessity make a virtue of necessity money of necessity necessitarian necessitied necessitous necessity is the mother of innovation necessity is the mother of invention necessity knows no law necessity money needcessity nonnecessity unnecessity work of necessity
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