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exigency

exi·gency

UK/ˈɛksɪd͡ʒənsi/ US/ˈɛɡzəd͡ʒənsi/ uncommon

noun

1.

a pressing or urgent situation

  • “the health-care exigency”
2.

a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

  • “he never knew what to do in an emergency”
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Origin

From Middle French exigence, from Late Latin exigentia (“urgency”) (from exigēns + -ia), from exigere (“to demand”).

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