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9.4.2.3Necessary  

Definition

  • Use this domain for words that a speaker uses to indicate that he thinks something must happen.

Scope note

  • What words indicate that something is necessary? must, need to, have to, have got to. What words describe something that is necessary? necessary, compulsory, essential, imperative, indispensable, inevitable, mandatory, obligatory, required, unavoidable, urgent, vital. What words refer to something that is necessary? necessity, need, obligation, prerequisite, requirement. What words describe something that is not necessary? unnecessary, extraneous, incidental, inessential, needless, nonessential, uncalled-for, unessential, unnecessary, unneeded.

Notation

  • 9.4.2.3

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https://w3id.org/MoRe-SFB1475/CT/concepts/1244970000

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