Belonging to the essence, or that which makes an object, or class of objects, what it is.
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Anything desired; that of which the lack is felt; a want generally felt and acknowledge.
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Belonging to the essence, or that which makes an object, or class of objects, what it is.
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Such as must be; impossible to be otherwise; not to be avoided; inevitable.
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The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite; inevitableness; indispensableness.
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The act of requiring; demand; requisition.
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That which is required, or is necessary; something indispensable.
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