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Word: Exigency
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from late Latin exigentia, from Latin exigere ‘enforce’ (see exact)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛksɪdʒ(ə)nsi
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛɡzɪdʒ(ə)nsi
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪɡˈzɪdʒ(ə)nsi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an urgent need or demand
Short Definition:urgent need or demand
Examples:- women worked long hours when the exigencies of the family economy demanded it
- he put financial exigency before personal sentiment
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