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exigency

ex·i·gen·cy [ éksəjənssee, égzəjənssee, ig zíjjənssee ] (plural ex·i·gen·cies) or ex·i·gence [ éksəjənss, égzəjənss ] (plural ex·i·gences)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. urgent need: something that a situation demands or makes urgently necessary and that puts pressure on the people involved ( often used in the plural )
unable to cope with the exigencies of political life

2. something needing immediate action: a difficult situation requiring urgent action

[Late 16th century. < late Latin exigentia< Latin exigent-, present participle of exigere (see exact)]
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