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exigence
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Origin
ex·i·gen·cy
/
ˈɛk
sɪ
dʒən
si
,
ɪgˈzɪdʒ
ən-
/
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noun,
plural
ex·i·gen·cies.
1.
exigent
state or character; urgency.
2.
Usually,
exigencies.
the need, demand, or requirement intrinsic to a circumstance, condition, etc.:
the exigencies of city life.
3.
a case or situation that demands prompt action or
remedy
; emergency:
He promised help in any exigency.
Also,
ex·i·gence.
Origin:
1575–85;
<
Medieval Latin
exigentia.
See
exigent
,
-ency
Synonyms
3.
crisis, contingency, plight, strait; predicament, fix, pinch.
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ninnyhammer
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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World English Dictionary
exigency
or
exigence
(ˈɛksɪdʒənsɪ, ɪɡˈzɪdʒənsɪ, ˈɛksɪdʒəns)
—
n
,
pl
-gencies
,
-gences
1.
the state of being exigent; urgency
2.
(
often plural
) an urgent demand; pressing requirement
3.
an emergency
exigence
or
exigence
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
exigence
1580s, from Fr. exigence, from L. exigentia, from exigentem, prp. of exigere (see
exact
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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