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facultative

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: facultative

1
 adj
of or relating to the mental faculties
2
 adj
granting a privilege or permission or power to do or not do something
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: facultative
1

adj of or relating to the mental faculties

2

adj granting a privilege or permission or power to do or not do something

“a facultative enactment”
Synonyms
enabling
providing legal power or sanction

adj able to exist under more than one set of conditions

“a facultative parasite can exist as a parasite or a saprophyte”
Antonyms:
obligate
restricted to a particular condition of life

adj not compulsory

“facultative courses in the sciences”
Synonyms
optional
possible but not necessary; left to personal choice
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