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exigencies

exigencies is the plural of exigency.

Meaning of exigency

Noun

exigency (countable and uncountable, plural exigencies)

  1. (in plural) The demands or requirements of a situation which often demand immediate action.
    • My business is with you, and you only. You should not have undertaken your office, unless prepared for its various exigencies.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XI, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 226
  2. An urgent situation, one requiring extreme effort or attention.

Questions about exigencies

What is exigencies the plural of?
Exigencies is the plural of exigency.

Words near exigencies in the dictionary

  1. exigeant
  2. exigeante
  3. exigeantes
  4. exigence
  5. exigences
  6. exigencies
  7. exigency
  8. exigendaries
  9. exigendary
  10. exigent
  11. exigent circumstance

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