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im⋅mi⋅nence

  [im-uh-nuhns]
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–noun
1. Also, im⋅mi⋅nen⋅cy. the state or condition of being imminent or impending: the imminence of war.
2. something that is imminent, esp. an impending evil or danger.
Origin:
1600–10; < LL imminentia. See imminent, -ence
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im·mi·nence   (ĭm'ə-nəns)   
n.  
  1. The quality or condition of being about to occur.
  2. Something about to occur.
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Imminence

Im"mi*nence\, n. [Cf. F. imminence, L. imminentia, See Imminent.]

1. The condition or quality of being imminent; a threatening, as of something about to happen. The imminence of any danger or distress. --Fuller.

2. That which is imminent; impending evil or danger. "But dare all imminence." --Shak.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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