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Necessity

/nəˈsɛsəti/
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(noun) The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.

Necessity is the mother of invention.
It must, of necessity, be postponed.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Clean water is a basic ____ that everyone should have access to.

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