FACULTATIVE as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • not compulsory
    Usage Example(s)
    • facultative courses in the sciences
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  2. Meaning
    • granting a privilege or permission or power to do or not do something
    Usage Example(s)
    • a facultative enactment
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  3. Meaning
    • able to exist under more than one set of conditions
    Usage Example(s)
    • a facultative parasite can exist as a parasite or a saprophyte
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  4. Meaning
    • of or relating to the mental faculties
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