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Meaning of necessary place | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A place used for the business of urination and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.

euphemistic, obsolete

Examples

“He bought, for example, a common edition of Horace, of which he tore off gradually a couple of pages, carried them with him to that necessary place, read them first, and then sent them down as a sacrifice to Cloacina: this was so much time fairly gained, and I recommend you to follow his example.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

necessary room necessary stool necessary vault necessary woman necessitarian necessitarianism

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