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Definition of Voluntary

1. Noun. (military) a person who freely enlists for service.

2. Adjective. Of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled. "A voluntary confession"

3. Noun. Composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance.

4. Adjective. Controlled by individual volition. "Voluntary muscles"

Definition of Voluntary

1. a. Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice.

2. n. One who engages in any affair of his own free will; a volunteer.

3. a. Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice.

4. n. One who engages in any affair of his own free will; a volunteer.

Definition of Voluntary

1. Adjective. Done, given, or acting of one's own free will. ¹

2. Adjective. Working or done without payment. ¹

3. Adverb. (obsolete) Voluntarily. ¹

4. Noun. (music) A short piece of music, often having improvisation, played on a solo instrument ¹

5. Noun. A volunteer ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Voluntary

1. [n -RIES]

Medical Definition of Voluntary

1. Accomplished in accordance with the will. Origin: L. Voluntas = will This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Voluntary

volumizers volumizes volumizing volumometer volumometers voluntaries voluntariest voluntarily voluntariness voluntarinesses

voluntarism voluntarisms voluntarist voluntaristic voluntarists voluntary (current term) voluntary dehydration voluntary guarding voluntary health agencies voluntary hospital

voluntary muscle voluntary muscles voluntary mutism voluntary nystagmus voluntary waste voluntary work voluntary workers voluntaryism voluntaryisms voluntaryist

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