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FACULTATIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not compulsory
Example:
an elective course of study
Synonyms:
elective; facultative
Classified under:
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 something
Example:
a facultative enactment
Classified under:
Similar:
enabling (providing legal power or sanction)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Able to exist under more than one set of conditions
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 faculties
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
faculty (one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind)
