exigency

Meaning

  1. (countable, in-plural, uncountable) The demands or requirements of a situation.
  2. (countable, uncountable) An urgent situation, one requiring extreme effort or attention.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛksɪd͡ʒənsi/
Etymology

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

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