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facultative

adjective

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Word length
11
Starts with
F
Ends with
E
Contains
AC
Scrabble score
19

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈfæ.kəl.tə.tɪv

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adjective

  1. Optional

    “Elective surgery”

adjective

  1. Granting a privilege or permission or power to do or not do something

    “A facultative enactment”

adjective

  1. Able to exist under more than one set of conditions

    “A facultative parasite can exist as a parasite or a saprophyte”

adjective

  1. Of or relating to the mental faculties

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Elective surgery
An elective course of study
A facultative enactment
A facultative parasite can exist as a parasite or a saprophyte

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