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perforce definition

per·force (pər fôrs′)

adverb

by or through necessity; necessarily

Etymology: ME par force < OFr: see per & force

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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