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Added 9 October 2026

requisite

/ˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/ adjective

Latin root: requīsītus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about requisite at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Essential, indispensable, required.
Please submit the requisite papers before the end of the financial year.

noun

An indispensable item; a requirement.

Origin

From Latin requīsītus, perfect passive participle of requīrō (“to require, seek, ask for”), from which English require.

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