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facultative

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
facultative /ˈfak(ə)lˌtətɪv/

▶adjective

1 occurring optionally in response to circumstances rather than by nature.

2 Biology capable of but not restricted to a particular function or mode of life: a facultative parasite.

– derivatives
facultatively adverb.

– origin C19: from Fr. facultatif, -ive, from faculté (see faculty).

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