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exigency

Pronunciation: /ˈɛksɪd͡ʒənsi/

The English word “exigency” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The demands or requirements of a situation which often demand immediate action.
  2. An urgent situation, one requiring extreme effort or attention.

Etymology

From Middle French exigence, from Late Latin exigentia (“urgency”) (from exigēns + -ia), from exigere (“to demand”).

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