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exigencies
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ex·i·gen·cy
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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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But be prepared to surrender to the
exigencies
of time.
The way characters are individual and yet speak to some
exigencies
of language that are generic.
The psychological benefits of swapping have been enhanced by economic
exigencies
.
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But be prepared to surrender to the
exigencies
of time.
The way characters are individual and yet speak to some
exigencies
of language that are generic.
The psychological benefits of swapping have been enhanced by economic
exigencies
.
The
exigencies
of party discipline require top congressmen to set an example.
No place is so idyllic as to keep out the
exigencies
of life.
Given the
exigencies
of the business, that rarely happens.
No point mentioning the
exigencies
of fund-raising in a shrinking economy.
The cradle advises, however, that this will ultimately fail through the ineluctable
exigencies
of demography.
All positions are subject to availability of funds, due to financial
exigencies
.
Eight-month-old babies can't possibly fathom the
exigencies
of global corporate life.
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