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perforce
adverb /pəˈfɔːs/
/pɚˈfɔːrs/ old-fashioned formalDefinition
› because it is necessaryEssential or necessary
(Definition of perforce adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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