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ur·gen·cy

[ur-juhn-see]
noun, plural ur·gen·cies.
1.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
2.
urgencies, urgent requirements or needs.

Origin:
1530–40; < Late Latin urgentia pressure; see urgent, -ency

su·per·ur·gen·cy, noun
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Urgency is always a great word to know.
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Example Sentences
  • She said that she did not want to start therapy before traveling, and insisted that there was no urgency.
  • The finding adds urgency to conservation efforts for the endangered animal.
  • His list was delivered with an almost manic urgency.
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urgent (ˈɜːdʒənt)
 
adj
1.  requiring or compelling speedy action or attention: the matter is urgent; an urgent message
2.  earnest and persistent
 
[C15: via French from Latin urgent-, urgens, present participle of urgēre to urge]
 
urgency
 
n
 
'urgently
 
adv

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urgency ur·gen·cy (ûr'jən-sē)
n.
A strong desire to urinate, accompanied by a fear of leakage.

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