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per·force
(pər-fôrs′)adv.
By necessity; by force of circumstance.
[Middle English par force, from Old French : par, by (from Latin per; see per) + force, force; see force.]
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perforce
(pəˈfɔːs)adv
by necessity; unavoidably
[C14: from Old French par force; see per, force1]
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per•force
(pərˈfɔrs, -ˈfoʊrs)adv.
of necessity; necessarily; by force of circumstance.
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perforce
adverb (Formal) necessarily, inevitably, of necessity, unavoidably, willy-nilly, by necessity, needs must, without choice, by force of circumstances He had, perforce, to be content with being second.
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perforce
adverbWithout regard to desire or inclination:
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perforce
adv (old, liter) → notgedrungen
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