EXIGENCY
\ɛɡzˈa͡ɪd͡ʒnsi], \ɛɡzˈaɪdʒnsi], \ɛ_ɡ_z_ˈaɪ_dʒ_n_s_i]\
Definitions of EXIGENCY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"
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a pressing or urgent situation; "the health-care exigency"
By Princeton University
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a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"
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a pressing or urgent situation; "the health-care exigency"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The state of being exigent; urgent or exacting want; pressing necessity or distress; need; a case demanding immediate action, supply, or remedy; as, an unforeseen exigency.
By Oddity Software
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The state of being exigent; urgent or exacting want; pressing necessity or distress; need; a case demanding immediate action, supply, or remedy; as, an unforeseen exigency.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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