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must(7) (iou)



must noun4 & adjective1. E17.
[from MUST verb1.]
A. noun.
The verb must as conveying command, expressing necessity, etc. E17.
A thing that cannot or should not be overlooked or missed; a necessity. colloq. L19.
J. Wyndham We had finished adding our own secondary wants to the list of musts. S. Bellow Daddyyou have to read it. A must!
b. attrib. or as adjective. Essential, mandatory, obligatory. colloq. E20.
New Statesman Those women's periodicals..which are still 'must-reading' for debutantes. New Yorker The Planning Commission..has yet to act on either of these two must items.