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FACULTATIVE

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not compulsoryplay

Example:

an elective course of study

Synonyms:

elective; facultative

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

optional (possible but not necessary; left to personal choice)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Granting a privilege or permission or power to do or not do somethingplay

Example:

a facultative enactment

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

enabling (providing legal power or sanction)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Able to exist under more than one set of conditionsplay

Example:

a facultative parasite can exist as a parasite or a saprophyte

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

Antonym:

obligate (restricted to a particular condition of life)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Of or relating to the mental facultiesplay

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

faculty (one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind)

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