urgence

English

Noun

urgence (uncountable)

1. Archaic form of urgency.
   • E. Nesbit

     Yet never a printed book withstands
     The urgence of your dimpled hands.
     So, though this book is for yourself,
     Let mother keep it on the shelf […]

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French

Etymology

From urgent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /yʁ.ʒɑ̃s/

Noun

urgence f (plural urgences)

1. urgency
2. emergency

Derived terms

• cas d’urgence
• urgences

Further reading

• “urgence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.