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| ex·i·gen·cy [ éksəjənssee, égzəjənssee, ig zíjjənssee ] (plural ex·i·gen·cies) or ex·i·gence [ éksəjənss, égzəjənss ] (plural ex·i·gences) |
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1. urgent need: something that a situation demands or makes urgently necessary and that puts pressure on the people involved
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 unable to cope with the exigencies of political life
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2. something needing immediate action: a difficult situation requiring urgent action
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| [Late 16th century. < late Latin exigentia< Latin exigent-, present participle of exigere (see exact)] |
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