exigency
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[edit] Etymology
From the Middle French exigence from Late Latin exigentia "urgency" from Latin exigere "to demand"
[edit] Noun
exigency (plural exigencies)
- The demands or requirements of a situation (usually plural.)
- An urgent situation.
- A situation requiring extreme effort or attention.
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[edit] External links
- exigency in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- exigency in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- exigency at OneLook Dictionary Search
