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Definitions for perforcepərˈfɔrs, -ˈfoʊrs

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

per•forcepərˈfɔrs, -ˈfoʊrs(adv.)

  1. of necessity; necessarily; by force of circumstance.

Origin of perforce:

1300–50; ME par force < MF; see per , force

Princeton's WordNet

  1. perforce(adverb)

    by necessity; by force of circumstance

Wiktionary

  1. perforce(Verb)

    To force; to compel.

  2. perforce(Adverb)

    By force.

  3. perforce(Adverb)

    Necessarily.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Perforce(adverb)

    by force; of necessary; at any rate

  2. Perforce(verb)

    to force; to compel

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