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ur·gen·cy

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–noun, plural -cies.

1.	urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.

2.	urgencies, urgent requirements or needs.

[Origin: 1530–40; < LL urgentia pressure; see urgent, -ency

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ur·gen·cy Audio Help (ûr'jən-sē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. ur·gen·cies

The quality or condition of being urgent; pressing importance: the urgency of the call for help; pleading with urgency.
A pressing necessity.

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urgency
noun
1.	the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
2.	pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need"
3.	an urgent situation calling for prompt action; "I'll be there, barring any urgencies"; "they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs"
4.	insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree" [syn: importunity]

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ˈurgency noun

need for immediate action, speed etc
Example: This is a matter of great urgency.

Arabic:	إلْحاح، حالَةٍ مُلِحَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	紧急
Chinese (Traditional):	緊急
Czech:	naléhavost
Danish:	nødstilfælde; meget presserende
Dutch:	urgentie
Estonian:	pakilisus
Finnish:	kiireellisyys
French:	urgence
German:	die Dringlichkeit
Greek:	κατεπείγουσα ανάγκη
Hungarian:	sürgősség
Icelandic:	brÿn þörf, *nauðsyn

Italian:	urgenza
Japanese:	緊急性
Latvian:	steiga; steidzamība; neatliekamība
Lithuanian:	skubumas
Norwegian:	nødstilfelle, tvingende nødvendighet
Polish:	pilność
Portuguese (Portugal):	urgência
Russian:	срочность
Slovak:	naliehavosť
Slovenian:	nujnost
Spanish:	urgencia
Swedish:	vikt, angelägenhet, brådskande natur
Turkish:	aciliyet, ivedilik

See also: urgent, "urgency" in any language

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ur·gen·cy (ûrjn-s)
n.

A strong desire to urinate, accompanied by a fear of leakage.

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Main Entry: ur·gen·cy
Pronunciation: '&r-j&n-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
: a compelling desire to urinate or defecate due to some abnormal stress (as inflammation or infection)

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Urgency

Ur"gen*cy\, n. [Cf. F. urgence.] The quality or condition of being urgent; insistence; pressure; as, the urgency of a demand or an occasion.

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