emergency
English
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Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin emergentia, from Latin emergens, present participle of emergo, equivalent to emergent + -cy or emerge + -ency.
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: e‧mer‧gen‧cy
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒənsi
Noun
emergency (plural emergencies)
- A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.
- Cardiac arrest is an emergency and if you find someone in cardiac arrest you should call 999 immediately.
- The department of a hospital that treats emergencies.
- An individual brought in at short notice to replace a member of staff, a player in a sporting team, etc.
- November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
- Van Gaal responded by replacing Adnan Januzaj with Carrick and, in fairness, the emergency centre-half did exceedingly well given that he has not played since May.
- November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
- (archaic) The quality of being emergent; sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence.
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Translations
situation requiring urgent assistance
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emergency department — see also emergency room
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