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- pronunciation:
- ek
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jihn
si
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
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exigencies |
| definition 1: |
a condition of urgency.
He was slow to act, not realizing the exigency of the situation.- similar words:
- pressure, urgency
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| definition 2: |
a situation demanding urgent or immediate attention; emergency.
The doctor would have been called in if there had been any exigency.- similar words:
- emergency, urgency
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| definition 3: |
(usu. pl.) the pressing demands or needs intrinsic to a given situation.
They were not really prepared for the exigencies of taking care of small children.- similar words:
- need, requirement, want
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| related words: |
crisis, necessary, push |
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| derivation: |
exigence (n.) |
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