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facultative

fa kuhl tay tiv

  • a  of or relating to the mental faculties
  • a  able to exist under more than one set of conditions
    a facultative parasite can exist as a parasite or a saprophyte
  • s  granting a privilege or permission or power to do or not do something
    a facultative enactment
  • s  not compulsory
    facultative courses in the sciences

  • Yet in humans, this genetic push is less binding; sociobiologists believe that human social behavior is largely controlled by facultative genesthe ones that can be .
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  • Mark Thompson in Jamaica Gleaner
    There is a cover on record but there is a facultative placement with an insurer overseas,confirmed Mark Thompson, chief executive officer of AGI, when contacted for clarification on the matter following an April 15 story by sister publication...

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